2022 population: 160,093 ( 5,366 from 2010 , 2,035 from 2020)
Land area: 204.6 square miles
Population density: 782.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	112,211	70.09%	6.0%
Black:	19,433	12.14%	43.7%
Indian:	833	0.52%	87.2%
Asian:	9,134	5.71%	82.8%
2+ races:	5,617	3.51%	16.7%
Hispanic:	12,865	8.04%	45.7%

Total non-White:	47,882	29.91%	35.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,047	12.8
Deaths:	3,757	11.9
Net Migration:	1,469	4.6
Net Immigration:	464	1.5

Change in White population:	-7,198	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,564	8.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
154,727
119,409	77.17%
13,528	8.74%
445	0.29%
4,998	3.23%
4,812	3.11%
8,827	5.70%
35,318	22.83%

2000
146,555
126,538	86.34%
9,456	6.45%
309	0.21%
2,900	1.98%
2,446	1.67%
4,639	3.17%
20,017	13.66%

1990
149,285
137,940	92.40%
6,273	4.20%
287	0.19%
2,314	1.55%
n/a
2,471	1.66%
11,345	7.60%

1980
149,946
142,386	94.96%
4,538	3.03%
299	0.20%
1,130	0.75%
n/a
1,480	0.99%
7,560	5.04%

1970
160,979
156,568	97.26%
3,546	2.20%
116	0.07%
373	0.23%
n/a
214	0.13%
4,411	2.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,858	11.5
14,152	9.7
1,723	1.2
2,117	1.4

-7,129	-4.9
15,301	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
19,547	13.1
15,933	10.7
-10,764	-7.2
1,399	0.9

-11,402	-7.6
8,672	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
20,179	13.5
16,075	10.7
-4,060	-2.7
n/a

-4,446	-3.0
3,785	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-17,526	-10.9
n/a

-14,182	-8.8
3,149	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Schenectady County, NY

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.7
34,078	21.3%
126,015	78.7%
27,851	17.4%

63,964
2.42

36,998	57.8%
27,348	73.9%
3,608	9.8%
26,966	42.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
35,509	22.9%
119,218	77.1%
23,083	14.9%

62,886
2.39

39,327	62.5%
27,748	70.6%
5,199	13.2%
23,559	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
35,572	24.3%
110,983	75.7%
24,347	16.6%

59,732
2.38

38,307	64.1%
28,943	75.6%
4,302	11.2%
21,425	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
34,181	22.9%
115,104	77.1%
24,703	16.5%

59,165
2.45

39,769	67.2%
31,993	80.4%
3,369	8.5%
19,396	32.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
38,438	25.6%
111,508	74.4%
21,661	14.4%

56,261
2.60

40,441	71.9%
33,397	82.6%
2,964	7.3%
15,820	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Schenectady County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,104	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,557	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,219	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,961	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,098	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,389	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,513	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,091	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,266	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,132	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,631	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,785	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,623	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,101	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,047	9.5%
$200,000 or more	5,447	8.5%

Median Household Income	75,056
Per Capita Income	39,791

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	77
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,740	5.8%
Public Assistance	2,184	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,990	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	67,038	71.4%
Unemployed	3,981	4.2%
In Armed Forces	176	0.2%

Total Labor Force	71,195	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	22,680	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,002	20,029	56.5%
Non-Profit	3,860	7,146	35.1%
Self-Employed	2,410	2,035	54.2%

Local Government	2,426	3,479	41.1%
State Government	3,361	3,389	49.8%
Federal Government	1,139	1,011	53.0%

Total Private + Self	28,412	22,064	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,786	15,025	41.8%
Total	39,198	37,089	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,096	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,948	20.9%
Professional, Technical	21,130	27.7%
Service Occupations	13,386	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	356	0.5%
All others	13,807	18.1%

White Collar		64.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,478	16.3%
Retail trade	8,891	11.6%
Educational services	8,778	11.5%
Public administration	6,507	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,227	8.2%
Manufacturing	5,153	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	4,068	5.3%
Construction	4,033	5.3%
Finance and insurance	3,876	5.1%
Other services	3,672	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,307	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,390	3.1%
Information	1,803	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,603	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,287	1.7%
Wholesale trade	1,255	1.6%
Utilities	463	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	444	0.6%
Management	89	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	43	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,275	0.80%
Puerto Rican	6,270	3.93%
Cuban	288	0.18%
Dominican	1,095	0.69%

Total Central American	1,361	0.85%
Costa Rican	116	0.07%
Guatemalan	186	0.12%
Honduran	502	0.31%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	89	0.06%
Salvadoran	255	0.16%
Other Central American	206	0.13%

Total South American	874	0.55%
Argentinean	14	0.01%
Bolivian	14	0.01%
Chilean	75	0.05%
Colombian	113	0.07%
Ecuadorian	185	0.12%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	217	0.14%
Uruguayan	17	0.01%
Venezuelan	131	0.08%
Other South American	108	0.07%

Other Hispanic	1,127	0.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,942	2.47%
Chinese	1,089	0.68%
Filipino	456	0.29%
Korean	301	0.19%
Burmese	216	0.14%
Vietnamese	198	0.12%
Bangladeshi	109	0.07%
Japanese	60	0.04%
Laotian	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	137,094	91.3%
Spanish	5,502	3.7%
Other Indo-European	2,905	1.9%
Chinese	895	0.6%
Other Asian	766	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	698	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	610	0.4%
Other	475	0.3%
Arabic	365	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	27,442	17.2%
Irish	27,157	17.0%
German	19,937	12.5%
English	14,724	9.2%
American	9,159	5.7%
Polish	8,979	5.6%
French	7,428	4.7%
Guyanese	4,821	3.0%
Dutch	3,933	2.5%
Scottish	2,673	1.7%
European	2,563	1.6%
French Canadian	2,257	1.4%
Russian	1,315	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,101	0.7%
Swedish	1,047	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	154,166	96.7%
Not a citizen	5,281	3.3%

Native	143,413	89.9%
Foreign-born	16,034	10.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,440	3.1%	5,728	5.2%	29,282	26.7%	33,674	30.7%	20,727	18.9%	16,829	15.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,440	3.1%
9-12 Years	5,728	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,282	26.7%
Some College	33,674	30.7%
Bach. Degree	20,727	18.9%
Grad Degree	16,829	15.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	75,415	72,506	2,909	3.9%	5.3%
1991	75,726	71,248	4,478	5.9%	7.3%
1992	75,408	70,594	4,814	6.4%	8.7%
1993	75,306	71,390	3,916	5.2%	7.9%
1994	75,370	71,685	3,685	4.9%	6.9%
1995	73,902	70,033	3,869	5.2%	6.3%
1996	73,066	69,619	3,447	4.7%	6.2%
1997	74,307	70,984	3,323	4.5%	6.4%
1998	73,975	70,993	2,982	4.0%	5.6%
1999	72,851	70,310	2,541	3.5%	5.2%

2000	72,405	69,904	2,501	3.5%	4.5%
2001	72,327	69,870	2,457	3.4%	4.9%
2002	73,835	70,747	3,088	4.2%	6.2%
2003	73,727	70,367	3,360	4.6%	6.4%
2004	74,335	70,957	3,378	4.5%	5.8%
2005	75,359	72,205	3,154	4.2%	5.0%
2006	76,160	73,058	3,102	4.1%	4.5%
2007	75,410	72,334	3,076	4.1%	4.4%
2008	76,416	72,573	3,843	5.0%	5.4%
2009	76,815	71,134	5,681	7.4%	8.4%

2010	79,085	72,913	6,172	7.8%	8.7%
2011	77,178	71,348	5,830	7.6%	8.3%
2012	77,934	71,862	6,072	7.8%	8.6%
2013	77,957	72,602	5,355	6.9%	7.8%
2014	75,998	71,888	4,110	5.4%	6.3%
2015	75,620	72,028	3,592	4.8%	5.2%
2016	75,807	72,465	3,342	4.4%	4.9%
2017	75,825	72,444	3,381	4.5%	4.6%
2018	76,064	73,021	3,043	4.0%	4.1%
2019	76,131	73,332	2,799	3.7%	3.8%

2020	76,925	70,723	6,202	8.1%	10.0%
2021	77,664	73,829	3,835	4.9%	7.0%
2022	78,021	75,444	2,577	3.3%	4.3%
2023	78,483	75,729	2,754	3.5%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	70,843
Median Value	$204,400

Occupied	63,964	90.3%
Vacant	6,879	9.7%

Owned	40,880	63.9%
Rented	23,084	36.1%
Median Rent	$1,092

Single-Family Units	43,736	61.7%
Detached	42,107	59.4%
Attached	1,629	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,218	15.8%
Mobile Homes	420	0.6%

Schenectady County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schenectady County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Schenectady County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schenectady County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Schenectady County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schenectady County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Schenectady County, NY