Capital District Population Estimates

The Census Bureau recently released its 2013 population estimates with components of change for counties. These estimates, based on the 2010 Census, were updated using administrative records including vital statistics, migration data, and residential building permits.

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Please note that these are only estimates based on administrative records, and do not reflect actual counts of the population.

County Population Estimates with Components of Change
Area Census
Population
4/1/2010		 Population
Estimate
7/1/2011		 Population
Estimate
7/1/2012		 Population
Estimate
7/1/2013
Albany County 304,204 304,712 306,012 306,945
Rensselaer County 159,429 159,707 159,677 159,918
Saratoga County 219,607 221,041 222,327 223,865
Schenectady County 154,727 154,749 155,055 155,333
Capital District 837,967 840,209 843,071 846,061
Area

Net Change
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Change
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Change
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
508 1,300 933
Rensselaer County
278 -30 241
Saratoga County
1,434 1,286 1,538
Schenectady County
22 306 278
Capital District
2,242 2,862 2,990
Area

Births in Period
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Births in Period
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Births in Period
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
3,089 3,105 3,100
Rensselaer County
1,716 1,738 1,715
Saratoga County
2,171 2,186 2,160
Schenectady County
1,825 1,787 1,813
Capital District
8,801 8,816 8,788
Area

Deaths in Period
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Deaths in Period
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Deaths in Period
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
2,652 2,654 2,613
Rensselaer County
1,482 1,472 1,515
Saratoga County
1,608 1,744 1,764
Schenectady County
1,474 1,469 1,448
Capital District
7,216 7,339 7,340
Area

Net Natural Increase in Period
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Natural Increase in Period
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Natural Increase in Period
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
437 451 487
Rensselaer County
234 266 200
Saratoga County
563 442 396
Schenectady County
351 318 365
Capital District
1,585 1,477 1,448
Area

Net Intl. Migration
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Intl. Migration
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Intl. Migration
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
1,075 1,154 1,155
Rensselaer County
284 297 302
Saratoga County
203 408 330
Schenectady County
380 426 419
Capital District
1,942 2,285 2,206
Area

Net Internal Migration
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Internal Migration
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Internal Migration
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
-762 -258 -617
Rensselaer County
-137 -592 -306
Saratoga County
393 456 728
Schenectady County
-966 -426 -471
Capital District
-1,472 -820 -666
Area

Net Total Migration
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Total Migration
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Total Migration
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
313 896 538
Rensselaer County
147 -295 -4
Saratoga County
596 864 1,058
Schenectady County
-586 0 -52
Capital District
470 1,465 1,540
Area

Net Assigned Change
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Net Assigned Change
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Net Assigned Change
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
750 1,347 1,025
Rensselaer County
381 -29 196
Saratoga County
1,159 1,306 1,454
Schenectady County
-235 318 313
Capital District
2,055 2,942 2,988
Area

Residual*
4/1/2010
7/1/2011		 Residual*
7/1/2011
7/1/2012		 Residual*
7/1/2012
7/1/2013
Albany County
-242 -47 -92
Rensselaer County
-103 -1 45
Saratoga County
275 -20 84
Schenectady County
257 -12 -35
Capital District
187 -80 2
*Sub-State estimates are constrained to sum to an independently derived estimate of the total State population. The residual represents the difference between the unconstrained county estimate and the final constrained estimate. The residual is NOT a demographic component of population change.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Population Estimates
Prepared by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission

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