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Schenectady County
Schenectady County, New York
At a Glance
Population 158,061 County Seat Schenectady County Judicial Building State FIPS 36 County FIPS 093 Num Towns 9 Census-Designated Places 6 Total Town Population 131,679 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 159,447 Median Age 39.7 Veterans 7,267 Housing Units 70,843 Uninsured 754 Net Migration (recent) 27 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,954 Total Employees 49,937 Avg Annual Pay $73,794 Median Household Income $75,056 Poverty Rate 11.6% Unemployment Rate 6.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $72,911 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,801,951,836 Federal Spending Per Capita $11,400
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $204,400 Median Rent $1,092 FMR Studio $1,074 FMR 1BR $1,230 FMR 2BR $1,487 FMR 3BR $1,792 FMR 4BR $1,971
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 27 Fire Stations 27 Police Stations 27 Adult Smoking 17.3% Adult Obesity 35.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 23.7 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 24.43 Electric Customers 7420214 Towns with Broadband Data 9 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 96 Libraries 13 Historic Places (NRHP) 87 Homeless Population 362 Schools 161 SNAP Stores 161 Bank Branches 37
Agriculture
Total Farms 144 Land in Farms (acres) 11,782 Avg Farm Size (acres) 81.8 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 DR REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-13 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-31 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2009-03-04 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2008-12-18
Detailed Topics
Communities in Schenectady County
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.
