Social Statistics for Schenectady, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school16,664100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0536.3
Kindergarten8315.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,23843.4
High school (grades 9-12)2,74216.5
College or graduate school4,80028.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over39,762100.0
Less than 9th grade2,4856.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,33315.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,94132.5
Some college, no degree7,07817.8
Associate degree3,3738.5
Bachelor's degree4,46011.2
Graduate or professional degree3,0927.8
Percent high school graduate or higher77.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher19.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over48,888100.0
Never married17,37035.5
Now married, except separated19,49639.9
Separated2,1734.4
Widowed4,5079.2
Female
3,7047.6
Divorced5,34210.9
Female
3,1506.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years823100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren37645.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over46,791100.0
Civilian veterans5,85512.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,831100.0
With a disability1,62711.8
Population 21 to 64 years33,958100.0
With a disability8,91726.3
Percent employed
54.1(X)
No disability25,04173.7
Percent employed
77.4(X)
Population 65 years and over8,658100.0
With a disability3,61941.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over57,624100.0
Same house in 199528,44449.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199527,82548.3
Same county
16,96729.4
Different county
10,85818.8
Same state
8,01513.9
Different state
2,8434.9
Elsewhere in 19951,3552.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population61,908100.0
Native57,86593.5
Born in United States
56,68891.6
State of residence
48,47878.3
Different state
8,21013.3
Born outside United States
1,1771.9
Foreign born4,0436.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,6232.6
Naturalized citizen
2,2413.6
Not a citizen
1,8022.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,043100.0
Europe1,63940.5
Asia95223.5
Africa2456.1
Oceania250.6
Latin America1,01325.1
Northern America1694.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over57,624100.0
English only50,18787.1
Language other than English7,43712.9
Speak English less than 'very well
2,4234.2
Spanish
2,7274.7
Speak English less than "very well"
8621.5
Other Indo-European languages
3,6996.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1582.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5581.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2260.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population61,908100.0

Total ancestries reported

70,134113.3
Arab2830.5
Czech12670.4
Danish1880.3
Dutch2,0703.3
English4,6047.4
French (except Basque)13,7006.0
French Canadian11,0771.7
German7,55412.2
Greek2610.4
Hungarian3970.6
Irish19,79515.8
Italian12,16819.7
Lithuanian2650.4
Norwegian1680.3
Polish5,5689.0
Portuguese570.1
Russian6901.1
Scotch-Irish5650.9
Scottish1,0101.6
Slovak1190.2
Subsaharan African7711.2
Swedish3380.5
Swiss1040.2
Ukrainian2900.5
United States or American1,6862.7
Welsh2770.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)4910.8
Other ancestries15,37124.8
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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