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Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County, New York
At a Glance
Population 161,130 County Seat Rensselaer County Courthouse State FIPS 36 County FIPS 083 Num Towns 15 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 90,480 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 160,943 Median Age 40.0 Veterans 8,755 Housing Units 74,186 Uninsured 433 Net Migration (recent) -1,236 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,995 Total Employees 43,859 Avg Annual Pay $78,789 Median Household Income $83,734 Poverty Rate 11.5% Unemployment Rate 5.6% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $76,866 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,051,602,885 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,526
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $230,800 Median Rent $1,141 FMR Studio $1,074 FMR 1BR $1,230 FMR 2BR $1,487 FMR 3BR $1,792 FMR 4BR $1,971
Health & Safety
Hospitals 15 EMS Stations 45 Fire Stations 45 Police Stations 45 Adult Smoking 17.3% Adult Obesity 36.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 20.4 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 24.43 Electric Customers 7420214 Towns with Broadband Data 15 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 15
Community
Churches 72 Libraries 17 Historic Places (NRHP) 127 Homeless Population 270 Schools 155 SNAP Stores 126 Bank Branches 30
Agriculture
Total Farms 148 Land in Farms (acres) 72,542 Avg Farm Size (acres) 490.1 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE HENRI 2021-08-22 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-20 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2017-07-12 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-31 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-02-18 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2009-03-04 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2008-12-18
Detailed Topics
Communities in Rensselaer County
Troy — pop 51,401Rensselaer — pop 9,210East Greenbush — pop 6,266Hampton Manor — pop 5,423Wynantskill — pop 4,050Hoosick Falls — pop 3,216West Sand Lake — pop 2,616Averill Park — pop 2,098Castleton-on-Hudson — pop 1,477Nassau — pop 1,103Poestenkill — pop 1,020Nassau Lake — pop 1,004East Nassau — pop 559Schaghticoke — pop 527Valley Falls — pop 510
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
