County, Regional, & State Demographic Data

Demographic Data from the 1990 Census of Population & Housing
Category Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Population 292,594 - 154,429 - 181,276 - 149,285 - 777,584 - 17,990,445
Median Age 33.9 - 32.8 - 32.8 - 35.6 - 33.7 - 33.9
Households 115,824 - 57,612 - 66,425 - 59,165 - 299,042 - 6,639,322
Average Household Size 2.40 - 2.40 - 2.67 - 2.59 - 2.50 - 2.63
Group Quarters 14,195 4.85% 5,856 3.79% 4,125 2.28% 4,304 2.88% 28,480 3.66% 3.03%
Median Household Income $33,358 - $31,958 - $36,635 - $31,569 - $33,456 - $32,965
Urban Population 250,159 85.50% 92,898 60.16% 89,964 49.63% 133,316 89.30% 566,337 72.83% 84.29%
Rural Population 42,435 14.50% 61,531 39.84% 91,312 50.37% 15,969 10.70% 211,247 27.17% 15.71%
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Race Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
White 260,596 89.06% 146,197 94.67% 176,903 97.59% 139,843 93.68% 723,539 93.01% 74.4%
Black 24,702 8.44% 5,170 3.35% 2,278 1.26% 6,348 4.25% 38,498 4.95% 15.89%
Am. Indian, Eskimo, & Aleut 531 0.18% 277 0.18% 264 0.15% 261 0.17% 1333 0.17% 0.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4,992 1.71% 2,204 1.43% 1,388 0.77% 1,822 1.22% 10,406 1.34% 3.86%
Other 1,791 0.61% 581 0.38% 443 0.24% 1,011 0.68% 4,175 0.54% 5.50%
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Hispanic Origin Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Hispanic Origin 5,311 1.82% 1,864 1.21% 1,951 1.08% 2,489 1.67% 11,615 1.49% 12.31%
Mexican 404 7.61% 206 11.05% 306 15.68% 188 7.55% 1,104 9.50% 4.21%
Puerto Rican 2,553 48.07% 840 45.06% 688 35.26% 1,324 53.19% 5,405 46.53% 49.08%
Cuban 214 4.03% 83 4.45% 78 4.00% 100 4.02% 475 4.09% 3.36%
Other Hispanic 2,140 40.29% 735 39.43% 879 45.05% 877 35.24% 4,631 39.87% 43.35%
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Age Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
0 to 4 18,566 6.35% 10,839 7.02% 13,409 7.40% 10,440 6.99% 53,254 6.85% 6.98%
5 to 14 34,141 11.67% 20,148 13.05% 25,573 14.11% 18,419 12.34% 98,281 12.64% 12.89%
15 to 19 21,015 7.18% 12,084 7.82% 13,050 7.20% 9,408 6.30% 55,557 7.14% 6.84%
20 to 24 28,474 9.73% 13,837 8.96% 13,514 7.45% 10,672 7.15% 66,497 8.55% 7.83%
25 to 34 49,399 16.88% 26,000 16.84% 32,384 17.86% 24,357 16.32% 132,140 16.99% 17.44%
35 to 44 44,673 15.27% 22,859 14.80% 30,177 16.65% 22,148 14.84% 119,857 15.41% 15.15%
45 to 54 27,839 9.51% 14,909 9.65% 20,017 11.04% 14,824 9.93% 77,589 9.98% 10.64%
55 to 64 25,665 8.77% 13,339 8.64% 14,433 7.96% 14,306 9.58% 67,737 8.71% 9.10%
65 to 74 23,579 8.06% 11,546 7.48% 11,239 6.20% 13,739 9.20% 60,103 7.73% 7.49%
75 to 84 14,296 4.89% 6,634 4.30% 5,778 3.19% 8,285 5.55% 34,993 4.50% 4.26%
85 & Over 4,947 1.69% 2,234 1.45% 1,702 0.94% 2,687 1.80% 11,570 1.49% 1.38%
18 & Over 229,974 78.60% 117,587 76.14% 134,781 74.35% 115,032 77.06% 597,374 76.82% 76.32%
Male 138,702 47.40% 75,824 49.10% 89,512 49.38% 71,195 47.69% 375,233 48.26% 47.95%
Female 153,892 52.60% 78,605 50.90% 91,764 50.62% 78,090 52.31% 402,351 51.74% 52.05%
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Household Type Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Families 71,455 - 39,356 - 48,363 - 39,769 - 198,876 - 4,489,312
Married Couples 54,534 76.32% 30,925 78.58% 40,835 84.43% 31,284 78.66% 157,578 79.23% 73.86%
Other Family 16,921 23.68% 8,431 21.42% 7,528 15.57% 8,418 21.17% 41,298 20.77% 26.14%
- Male Householder 3,566 21.07% 1,985 23.54% 1,931 25.65% 1,862 22.12% 9,344 22.63% 21.66%
- Female Householder 13,355 78.93% 6,446 76.46% 5,597 74.35% 6,556 77.88% 31,954 77.37% 78.34%
Average Family Size 3.04 - 3.13 - 3.14 - 3.01 - 3.08 - 3.22
Households with Children 33,917 29.28% 19,534 33.91% 25,331 38.13% 18,488 31.25% 97,270 32.53% 33.64%
Households with Seniors 30,251 26.12% 14,664 25.45% 13,474 20.28% 17,490 29.56% 75,879 25.37% 25.74%
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Non-Family Households Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Non-Family Households 44,369 38.31% 18,256 31.69% 18,062 27.19% 19,479 32.92% 100,166 33.50% 32.38%
Single Person Households 35,050 79.00% 14,715 80.60% 14,204 78.64% 16,611 85.28% 80,580 80.45% 84.01%
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Place of Birth Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Native Born 276,467 94.49% 148,514 96.17% 176,630 97.44% 141,853 95.02% 743,464 95.61% 84.15%
Foreign Born 16,127 5.51% 5,915 3.83% 4,646 2.56% 7,432 4.98% 34,120 4.39% 15.85%
- Immigrated 1980-1990 4,495 27.87% 2,071 35.01% 1,062 22.86% 1,463 19.69% 9,091 26.64% 41.72%
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Residence in 1985 Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Persons 5+ Years 274,028 93.65% 143,590 92.98% 167,867 92.60% 138,845 93.01% 724,330 93.15% 93.07%
In Same House 150,850 55.05% 86,524 60.26% 90,885 54.14% 83,152 59.89% 411,411 56.80% 62.03%
In Different House 123,244 44.97% 55,366 38.56% 76,240 45.42% 54,517 39.26% 309,367 42.71% 37.97%
- Movers, Same County 65,892 53.46% 30,278 54.69% 33,369 43.77% 30,767 56.44% 160,306 51.82% 55.95%
- Different N.Y. County 41,067 33.32% 17,272 31.20% 28,351 37.19% 17,190 31.53% 103,880 33.58% 22.95%
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Language Spoken at Home Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Speak Only English 249,914 91.98% 133,500 92.98% 160,176 95.41% 126,666 91.20% 670,256 92.83% 76.65%
Speak Other Language 21,790 8.02% 10,076 7.02% 7,707 4.59% 12,219 8.80% 51,792 7.17% 23.35%
Doesn't Speak English Well or Very Well 2,390 10.97% 1,053 10.45% 634 8.23% 1,322 10.82% 5,399 10.42% 21.19%
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Educational Attainment Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Persons 25+ 191,118 - 97,670 - 115,939 - 100,422 - 505,149 - 11,818,569
Less Than High School Diploma 36,551 19.12% 21,756 22.28% 19,694 16.99% 19,360 19.28% 97,361 19.27% 25.19%
High School Graduate 55,761 29.18% 32,103 32.87% 36,908 31.83% 33,425 33.28% 158,197 31.32% 29.49%
Some College 28,412 14.87% 15,216 15.58% 19,048 16.43% 15,630 15.56% 78,306 15.50% 15.66%
Associates Degree 16,221 8.49% 9,501 9.73% 11,073 9.55% 8,951 8.91% 45,746 9.06% 6.52%
Bachelors Degree 29,330 15.35% 10,401 10.65% 18,349 15.83% 13,270 13.21% 71,350 14.12% 13.21%
Graduate/Professional Degree 24,843 13.00% 8,693 8.90% 10,867 9.37% 9,786 9.74% 54,189 10.73% 9.52%
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Employment Status Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Persons 16+ 236,390 - 121,729 - 139,730 - 118,759 - 616,608 - 14,191,044
In Labor Force 157,059 66.44% 81,017 66.56% 96,781 69.26% 74,696 62.90% 409,553 66.42% 63.63%
- Employed (Civilian) 152,733 97.25% 76,367 94.26% 90,694 93.71% 70,726 94.69% 390,520 95.35% 92.70%
- Unemployed 6,832 4.35% 4,418 5.45% 4,608 4.76% 3,715 4.97% 19,573 4.78% 6.85%
Females 16+ 126,471 - 62,810 - 71,563 - 63,260 - 265,823 - 7,524,445
In Labor Force 75,996 60.09% 37,339 59.45% 43,948 61.41% 34,949 55.25% 192,232 72.32% 55.52%
Females With Children Under 18 32,533 25.72% 18,685 29.75% 24,481 34.21% 17,767 28.09% 93,466 35.16% 2,151,531
- In Labor Force 24,015 73.82% 13,677 73.20% 17,087 69.80% 12,548 70.63% 67,327 72.03% 62.48%
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Employment by Industry Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Manufacturing 11,849 7.90% 9,536 12.49% 14,565 16.06% 9,602 13.58% 45,552 11.91% 14.66%
Trade 28,481 18.99% 14,837 19.43% 19,426 21.42% 14,723 20.82% 77,467 20.25% 19.11%
Services 56,113 37.42% 27,198 35.61% 30,825 33.99% 26,041 36.82% 140,177 36.65% 37.56%
Public Administration 23,992 16.00% 9,251 12.11% 7,325 8.08% 6,733 9.52% 47,301 12.37% 5.07%
Other 29,519 19.69% 15,545 20.36% 18,553 20.46% 13,627 19.27% 72,002 18.82% 23.60%
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Employment by Occupation Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Managerial/Professional 49,145 32.77% 20,141 26.37% 28,139 31.03% 21,039 33.46% 118,464 30.55% 29.97%
Technical 7,024 4.68% 3,423 4.48% 3,738 4.12% 3,048 4.85% 17,233 4.44% 3.50%
Sales/Administrative Support 50,000 33.34% 23,447 30.70% 27,337 30.14% 14,662 23.32% 123,294 31.80% 29.64%
Service 18,170 12.12% 9,806 12.84% 10,686 11.78% 9,526 15.15% 48,188 12.43% 14.37%
Operator/Laborer 13,575 9.05% 10,206 13.36% 10,371 11.44% 6,972 11.09% 41,124 10.61% 11.98%
Other 12,040 8.03% 9,344 12.24% 10,423 11.49% 7,631 12.14% 39,438 10.17% 10.54%
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Journey to Work Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Drive Alone 104,394 70.89% 55,064 73.33% 72,154 79.67% 53,987 77.88% 285,599 74.72% 54.26%
Carpool 18,103 12.29% 10,505 13.99% 11,301 12.48% 8,482 12.24% 48,391 12.66% 10.48%
Bus 10,539 7.16% 3,212 4.28% 831 0.92% 1,878 2.71% 16,460 4.31% 6.51%
Other Means 11,248 7.64% 4,594 6.12% 3,752 4.14% 3,711 5.35% 23,305 6.10% 26.15%
Work at Home 2,974 2.02% 1,713 2.28% 2,526 2.79% 1,261 1.82% 8,474 2.22% 2.59%
Average Travel Time to Work 19 min. - 21 min. - 23 min. - 20 min. - 21 min. - 29 min.
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Household Income Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Less than $15,000 23,510 20.28% 12,070 20.95% 10,498 15.79% 12,384 20.93% 58,462 19.52% 23.70%
$15,000 to $24,999 19,051 16.44% 10,077 17.49% 10,109 15.20% 10,641 17.99% 49,878 16.65% 15.52%
$24,000 to $34,999 18,084 15.60% 9,333 16.20% 10,768 16.20% 9,787 16.54% 47,972 16.01% 11.73%
$35,000 to $39,999 8,629 7.45% 4,090 7.10% 5,177 7.79% 4,439 7.50% 22,335 7.46% 6.50%
$40,000 to $44,999 7,866 6.79% 4,311 7.48% 4,950 7.45% 3,697 6.25% 20,824 6.95% 6.10%
$45,000 to $49,999 6,325 5.46% 3,344 5.80% 4,175 6.28% 3,308 5.59% 17,152 5.73% 5.19%
$50,000 to $59,999 10,475 9.04% 5,522 9.58% 7,114 10.70% 4,980 8.42% 28,091 9.38% 8.62%
$60,000 to $74,999 9,549 8.24% 4,330 7.51% 6,450 9.70% 4,598 7.77% 25,309 8.45% 8.60%
$75,000 to $99,999 7,062 6.09% 2,932 5.09% 4,545 6.84% 3,221 5.44% 17,760 5.93% 7.06%
$100,000 to $124,999 2,553 2.20% 978 1.70% 1,496 2.25% 1,024 1.73% 6,051 2.02% 3.10%
$125,000 to $149,999 1,172 1.01% 323 0.56% 512 0.77% 422 0.71% 2,429 0.81% 1.33%
$150,000 & Over 1,625 1.40% 310 0.54% 691 1.04% 664 1.12% 3,290 1.10% 2.55%
Median Household Income $33,358 - $31,958 - $36,635 - $31,569 - $33,456 - $32,965
Mean Household Income $40,700 - $37,042 - $42,364 - $38,262 - $39,882 - $44,121
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Poverty Status by Age Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Below Poverty Level 27,031 9.66% 13,776 9.29% 10,509 5.94% 12,134 8.33% 63,453 8.45% 13.03%
Less than 18 Years 7,881 29.16% 4,569 33.17% 3,248 30.91% 3,917 32.28% 19,615 30.91% 35.11%
18 to 64 Years 15,495 57.32% 7,475 54.26% 5,720 54.43% 6,299 51.91% 34,989 55.14% 53.22%
65 Years & Older 3,655 13.52% 1,735 12.59% 1,541 14.66% 1,918 15.81% 8,849 13.95% 11.67%
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Occupancy & Tenure Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Units 124,255 - 62,591 - 75,105 - 62,769 - 324,720 - 7,226,891
Occupied Units 115,824 93.21% 57,612 92.05% 66,425 88.44% 59,181 94.28% 299,042 92.09% 91.87%
- Owner 66,031 57.01% 36,811 63.89% 48,042 72.33% 38,903 65.74% 189,787 63.46% 52.18%
- Renter 49,793 42.99% 20,801 36.11% 18,383 27.67% 20,278 34.26% 109,255 36.54% 47.82%
Vacant Units 8,431 6.79% 4,979 7.95% 8,680 11.56% 3,588 5.72% 25,678 7.91% 8.13%
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Value of 1 Fam. Owner-Occupied Homes Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Homes 51,572 - 26,014 - 34,131 - 31,561 - 143,278 - 2,826,598
Less than $50,000 1,938 3.76% 2,629 10.11% 2,180 6.39% 1,726 5.47% 8,473 5.91% 8.63%
$50,000 to $99,999 18,494 35.86% 12,558 48.27% 12,889 37.76% 16,694 52.89% 60,635 42.32% 23.86%
$100,000 to $149,999 19,787 38.37% 7,676 29.51% 11,755 34.44% 8,742 27.70% 47,960 33.47% 15.27%
$150,000 to $199,999 6,652 12.90% 2,127 8.18% 4,679 13.71% 2,882 9.13% 16,340 11.40% 15.53%
$200,000 to $299,999 3,431 6.65% 830 3.19% 1,992 5.84% 1,262 4.00% 7,515 5.25% 13.48%
$300,000 to $399,999 756 1.47% 138 0.53% 436 1.28% 190 0.60% 1,520 1.06% 3.96%
$400,000 to $499,999 232 0.45% 26 0.10% 107 0.31% 48 0.15% 413 0.29% 1.55%
$500,000 & Over 282 0.55% 30 0.12% 93 0.27% 17 0.05% 422 0.29% 2.19%
Median House Value $110,900 - $103,900 - $107,500 - $94,000 - $102,152 - $131,600
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Mortgage Status/Owner Cost Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
With Mortgage 32,875 63.06% 15,172 57.79% 24,428 71.52% 19,036 59.56% 91,511 63.33% 64.78%
Median Monthly Owner Cost $839 - $770 - $872 - $855 - $825 - $894
No Mortgage 19,261 36.94% 11,082 42.21% 9,727 28.48% 12,925 40.44% 52,995 36.67% 35.22%
Median Monthly Owner Cost $275 - $282 - $266 - $285 - $277 - $323
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Gross Monthly Rent Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Units 48,260 - 19,610 - 17,226 - 19,521 - 104,617 - 3,072,113
Less than $250 4,817 9.98% 2,965 15.12% 1,453 8.43% 1,897 9.72% 11,132 10.64% 11.88%
$250 to $499 21,618 44.79% 10,234 52.19% 7,106 41.25% 10,525 53.92% 49,483 47.30% 40.88%
$500 to $749 18,454 38.24% 5,754 29.34% 6,761 39.25% 6,561 33.61% 37,530 35.87% 29.90%
$750 & Over 3,371 6.99% 657 3.35% 1,906 11.06% 538 2.76% 6,472 6.19% 17.35%
Median Rent $481 - $421 - $501 - $452 - $467 - $486
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Units in Structure Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Units 124,255 - 62,591 - 75,105 - 62,769 - 324,720 - 7,226,891
1, Detached 59,290 47.72% 33,211 53.06% 43,938 58.50% 36,779 58.59% 173,218 53.34% 40.53%
1, Attached 4,680 3.77% 1,349 2.16% 3,601 4.79% 615 0.98% 10,245 3.16% 4.18%
2 to 4 Units 34,841 28.04% 16,619 26.55% 10,682 14.22% 16,701 26.61% 78,843 24.28% 18.27%
5 Units & Over 21,548 17.34% 7,734 12.36% 6,906 9.20% 7,199 11.47% 43,387 13.36% 32.83%
Mobile Home/Other 3,896 3.14% 3,678 5.88% 9,978 13.29% 1,475 2.35% 19,027 5.86% 4.19%
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Year Structure Built Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Total Units 124,255 - 62,591 - 75,105 - 62,769 - 324,720 - 7,226,891
1985-March 1990 9,036 7.27% 4,997 7.98% 13,240 17.63% 3,197 5.09% 30,470 9.38% 5.53%
1980-1984 5,433 4.37% 2,658 4.25% 6,283 8.37% 1,840 2.93% 16,214 4.99% 3.85%
1970-1979 19,630 15.80% 7,463 11.92% 17,958 23.91% 5,163 8.23% 50,214 15.46% 11.92%
1960-1969 16,296 13.11% 7,604 12.15% 10,147 13.51% 6,124 9.76% 40,171 12.37% 15.19%
1959 or Earlier 73,860 59.44% 39,869 63.70% 27,477 36.58% 46,445 73.99% 187,651 57.79% 63.50%
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Household Units Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
Lacking Plumbing Facilities 595 0.51% 454 0.79% 914 1.38% 267 0.45% 2,230 0.75% 0.70%
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Vehicles Available Albany County Rensselaer County Saratoga County Schenectady County Capital District New York State
None 17,147 15.26% 7,168 12.42% 4,435 6.68% 7,830 13.23% 36,030 12.21% 30.03%
1 43,770 38.96% 20,629 35.74% 20,223 30.44% 21,547 36.41% 106,169 35.98% 32.43%
2 40,913 36.42% 21,118 36.59% 29,823 44.90% 21,606 36.51% 113,463 38.45% 26.47%
3+ 10,513 9.36% 8,797 15.24% 11,944 17.98% 8,198 13.85% 39,452 13.37% 11.07%
Mean Vehicles Per Household 1.49 - 1.61 - 1.81 - 1.56 - 1.6 - 1.23

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