Albany County vs. Schenectady County

	Albany County (NY)	Schenectady County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	307,117	155,350
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	304,208	154,751
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	304,204	154,727
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.4%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.3%
White alone, percent	75.9%	78.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.1%	12.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	6.8%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.1%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.8%	73.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,251	8,528
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	10.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	142,305	69,954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.5%	66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$218,100	$165,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,713	$1,578
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$637	$625
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$993	$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.0%	38.0%
Building permits, 2018	679	183
Households, 2014-2018	126,008	53,295
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.6%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	10.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.4%	82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.3%	31.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.4%	4.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	866,586	191,655
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,522,456	1,005,704
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,547,362	1,709,342
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,329,619	519,321
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,762,775	1,821,118
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,866	$11,740
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.5	22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,535	$63,785
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,454	$31,412
Persons in poverty, percent	11.3%	11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,533	3,045
Total employment, 2017	178,772	53,661
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,952,454	2,675,562
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,598	8,558
All firms, 2012	23,912	10,049
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,508	5,865
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,125	3,414
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,223	1,742
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	19,297	7,916
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,019	1,007
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	20,224	8,398
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.9%	32.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	581.9	756.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	522.80	204.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Albany county (NY) and Schenectady county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.