Schenectady, New York Neighborhood Info

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Schenectady, New York QuickFacts

	Schenectady, New York	United States
Total population	61,821	281,421,906
State	New York
City	schenectady

Schenectady, New York Population

	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
Male	29,539	47.78%	49.06%
Female	32,282	52.22%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.8		35.3

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	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
18 years and over	46,781	75.67%	74.31%
21 years and over	43,475	70.32%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,585	17.12%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,413	15.23%	12.43%

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	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
White	47,460	76.77%	75.14%
Black or African American	9,132	14.77%	12.32%
Asian	1,239	2.0%	3.64%
Some other race	1,805	2.92%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,185	3.53%	2.43%

Schenectady, New York Housing

	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
Total households	26,265		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,054	53.51%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,211	46.49%	31.94%

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	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
Total housing units	30,326		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,007	13.21%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	26,265	86.61%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,747	38.74%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,518	47.87%	30.77%

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	Schenectady, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,136	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,718	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	578	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	107	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	83	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	5	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	71,200	119,600

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	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,603	25.14%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,131	27.15%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,551	13.52%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,313	12.61%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,794	6.83%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,915	14.91%	9.65%

Schenectady, New York Education

	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,664		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,053	6.32%	6.47%
Kindergarten	831	4.99%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,238	43.43%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,742	16.45%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,800	28.8%	22.81%

Schenectady, New York Economy

	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	48,244		217,168,077
In labor force	29,347	60.83%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,286	60.7%	63.39%
- - Employed	27,077	56.13%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,209	4.58%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	61	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	18,897	39.17%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	25,771	53.42%	51.66%
In labor force	14,598	30.26%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,590	30.24%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,743	28.49%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,983	10.33%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,673		12,787,501

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	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	26,297		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,828	14.56%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,798	10.64%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,563	17.35%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,006	15.23%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,250	16.16%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,238	16.12%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,506	5.73%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	758	2.88%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	128	0.49%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	222	0.84%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,378		41,994

	Schenectady, New York	%, Schenectady, New York	United States
With earnings	19,225	39.85%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,939		56,604
With Social Security income	7,448	15.44%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,804		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,125	4.4%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,128		6,320
With public assistance income	1,347	2.79%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,084		3,032
With retirement income	5,116	10.6%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,850		17,376

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