Demographic Statistics for Schenectady, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	61,821	100.0

Male	29,539	47.8
Female	32,282	52.2

Under 5 years	4,358	7.0
5 to 9 years	4,476	7.2
10 to 14 years	4,057	6.6
15 to 19 years	4,219	6.8
20 to 24 years	5,130	8.3
25 to 34 years	8,899	14.4
35 to 44 years	9,477	15.3
45 to 54 years	7,219	11.7
55 to 59 years	2,594	4.2
60 to 64 years	1,979	3.2
65 to 74 years	4,075	6.6
75 to 84 years	3,782	6.1
85 years and over	1,556	2.5

Median age (years)	34.8	(X)

18 years and over	46,781	75.7
Male	21,822	35.3
Female	24,959	40.4
21 years and over	43,475	70.3
62 years and over	10,585	17.1
65 years and over	9,413	15.2
Male	3,507	5.7
Female	5,906	9.6

RACE
One race	59,636	96.5
White	47,460	76.8
Black or African American	9,132	14.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	222	0.4
Asian	1,239	2.0
Asian Indian	564	0.9
Chinese	250	0.4
Filipino	75	0.1
Japanese	31	0.1
Korean	100	0.2
Vietnamese	82	0.1
Other Asian ¹	137	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	12	0.0
Some other race	1,559	2.5
Two or more races	2,185	3.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	49,238	79.6
Black or African American	10,364	16.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	600	1.0
Asian	1,624	2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	94	0.2
Some other race	2,254	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	61,821	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,632	5.9
Mexican	188	0.3
Puerto Rican	2,422	3.9
Cuban	96	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	926	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,189	94.1
White alone	46,069	74.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	61,821	100.0
In households	58,556	94.7
Householder	26,265	42.5
Spouse	8,398	13.6
Child	16,866	27.3
Own child under 18 years	13,506	21.8
Other relatives	2,530	4.1
Under 18 years	945	1.5
Nonrelatives	4,497	7.3
Unmarried partner	2,198	3.6
In group quarters	3,265	5.3
Institutionalized population	1,128	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	2,137	3.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	26,265	100.0
Family households (families)	14,054	53.5
With own children under 18 years	7,150	27.2
Married-couple family	8,398	32.0
With own children under 18 years	3,515	13.4
Female householder, no husband present	4,384	16.7
With own children under 18 years	2,916	11.1
Nonfamily households	12,211	46.5
Householder living alone	10,142	38.6
Householder 65 years and over	3,636	13.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,825	29.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,873	26.2

Average household size	2.23	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	30,272	100.0
Occupied housing units	26,265	86.8
Vacant housing units	4,007	13.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	104	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	26,265	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,747	44.7
Renter-occupied housing units	14,518	55.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.37	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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