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Amsterdam, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,479 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
Amsterdam:

$112,479
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,393 - $160,523

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $138,421
Here:

$138,421
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,901
Here:

$129,901
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $103,833
Here:

$103,833
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $49,833
Here:

$49,833
State:

$764,568

Total population: 18,135 (All urban)

Houses: 9,317 (7,547 occupied: 3,736 owner occupied, 3,897 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

51%
State:

46%

Housing density: 1,567 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $523,868.

Median contract rent in 2022: $682 (lower quartile is $576, upper quartile is $834)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $612


Median gross rent in Amsterdam, NY in 2022: $901

Housing units in Amsterdam with a mortgage: 1,784 (124 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 115 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,293

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,795

Median monthly housing costs: $903

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Amsterdam, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1943

Household type by relationship:

Households: 17,954
  • Male householders: 3,365 (1,249 living alone), Female householders: 3,982 (1,390 living alone)
  • 2,151 spouses (2,123 opposite-sex spouses), 841 unmarried partners, (778 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,558 children (5,355 natural, 21 adopted, 181 stepchildren), 426 grandchildren, 304 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 9 foster children, 155 other relatives, 628 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 358

Size of family households: 1,839 2-persons, 1,229 3-persons, 796 4-persons, 343 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,819 1-person, 522 2-persons, 30 3-persons.

1,323 married couples with children.
2,602 single-parent households (567 men, 2,035 women).

80.0% of residents of Amsterdam speak English at home.
16.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (26% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 908 (5.1%)
(65.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amsterdam, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amsterdam, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1001 bedroom
  • 6962 bedrooms
  • 1,9173 bedrooms
  • 7524 bedrooms
  • 2715+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amsterdam, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amsterdam, New York
  • 75no bedroom
  • 5551 bedroom
  • 1,6492 bedrooms
  • 1,0933 bedrooms
  • 3424 bedrooms
  • 1835+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Amsterdam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amsterdam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 292no vehicle
  • 1,2401 vehicle
  • 1,5232 vehicles
  • 4953 vehicles
  • 1814 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Amsterdam in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amsterdam in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,252no vehicle
  • 1,8771 vehicle
  • 6502 vehicles
  • 1103 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amsterdam, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amsterdam, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 63 rooms
  • 2424 rooms
  • 5035 rooms
  • 1,1616 rooms
  • 4927 rooms
  • 4648 rooms
  • 8689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amsterdam, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amsterdam, New York
  • 751 room
  • 302 rooms
  • 4223 rooms
  • 1,0474 rooms
  • 9305 rooms
  • 7086 rooms
  • 2897 rooms
  • 1768 rooms
  • 2209+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Amsterdam, NY
  • Amsterdam, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Amsterdam, NY in 2022
  • 785Less than $10,000
  • 962$10,000 to $19,999
  • 879$20,000 to $29,999
  • 644$30,000 to $39,999
  • 860$40,000 to $49,999
  • 604$50,000 to $59,999
  • 559$60,000 to $74,999
  • 865$75,000 to $99,999
  • 720$100,000 to $124,999
  • 160$125,000 to $149,999
  • 357$150,000 to $199,999
  • 269$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Amsterdam, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Amsterdam, NY in 2022
  • 32Less than $10,000
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 16$15,000 to $19,999
  • 40$20,000 to $24,999
  • 56$30,000 to $34,999
  • 26$35,000 to $39,999
  • 104$40,000 to $49,999
  • 199$50,000 to $59,999
  • 386$60,000 to $69,999
  • 356$70,000 to $79,999
  • 239$80,000 to $89,999
  • 188$90,000 to $99,999
  • 483$100,000 to $124,999
  • 348$125,000 to $149,999
  • 352$150,000 to $174,999
  • 227$175,000 to $199,999
  • 250$200,000 to $249,999
  • 65$250,000 to $299,999
  • 25$300,000 to $399,999
  • 42$400,000 to $499,999
  • 37$500,000 to $749,999
  • 10$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Amsterdam, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Amsterdam, NY in 2022
  • 10$150 to $199
  • 52$200 to $249
  • 55$250 to $299
  • 174$300 to $349
  • 63$350 to $399
  • 112$400 to $449
  • 96$450 to $499
  • 100$500 to $549
  • 239$550 to $599
  • 734$600 to $649
  • 341$650 to $699
  • 362$700 to $749
  • 236$750 to $799
  • 653$800 to $899
  • 242$900 to $999
  • 277$1,000 to $1,249
  • 25$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9$1,500 to $1,999
  • 227No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.6%
Number of people working at home: 866 (11.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 365
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,452
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,492
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 368
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 564
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 564
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 621
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 98
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 343
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 697
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 180
  • 90 or more minutes: 55
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Amsterdam

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,764 (70.4%)
  • Carpooled: 908 (11.1%)
  • Bus: 20 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 369 (4.5%)
  • Bicycle: 33 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 314 (3.8%)
  • Worked at home: 866 (10.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 9.0%Males
  • 7.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 10.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 15.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amsterdam, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amsterdam, New York
  • 1702010 or later
  • 2452000 to 2009
  • 1761990 to 1999
  • 1901980 to 1989
  • 1091970 to 1979
  • 294Before 1970
Ancestries in Amsterdam, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 1,500 (16.2%)
  • American: 972 (10.5%)
  • Polish: 810 (8.8%)
  • Irish: 458 (4.9%)
  • German: 230 (2.5%)
  • English: 175 (1.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 161 (1.7%)
  • French: 137 (1.5%)
  • West Indian: 86 (0.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 67 (0.7%)
  • Armenian: 56 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 43 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 33 (0.4%)
  • Haitian: 32 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 26 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 21 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 18 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 17 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 12 (0.1%)
  • African: 11 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 9 (0.10%)
  • Nigerian: 9 (0.10%)
  • Greek: 7 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ukraine
Amsterdam:

11.7% (106)
New York:

1.7% (78,421)

Dominican Republic
Amsterdam:

11.1% (101)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Mexico
Amsterdam:

7.9% (72)
New York:

4.8% (214,559)

Colombia
Amsterdam:

7.7% (70)
New York:

2.5% (111,920)

Italy
Amsterdam:

5.8% (53)
New York:

1.8% (81,374)

Burma (Myanmar)
Amsterdam:

5.5% (50)
New York:

0.4% (16,179)

Thailand
Amsterdam:

4.7% (43)
New York:

0.3% (14,037)

Costa Rica
Amsterdam:

4.6% (42)
New York:

0.2% (7,345)

Trinidad and Tobago
Amsterdam:

4.2% (38)
New York:

2.0% (91,428)

Jamaica
Amsterdam:

4.1% (37)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Vietnam
Amsterdam:

3.9% (35)
New York:

0.6% (25,517)

Armenia
Amsterdam:

3.4% (31)
New York:

0.1% (2,881)

Guatemala
Amsterdam:

3.0% (27)
New York:

1.4% (61,245)

Poland
Amsterdam:

2.2% (20)
New York:

1.4% (65,102)

Panama
Amsterdam:

2.1% (19)
New York:

0.4% (18,218)

Hong Kong
Amsterdam:

1.9% (17)
New York:

0.9% (42,220)

Philippines
Amsterdam:

1.9% (17)
New York:

2.0% (91,070)

Canada
Amsterdam:

1.8% (16)
New York:

1.3% (59,107)

England
Amsterdam:

1.5% (14)
New York:

0.5% (23,058)

Pakistan
Amsterdam:

1.5% (14)
New York:

1.4% (62,442)

Bhutan
Amsterdam:

1.5% (14)
New York:

0.1% (3,762)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13,803
  • Other state: 1,707
  • Northeast: 858
  • Midwest: 145
  • South: 466
  • West: 231

85.2% of Amsterdam residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.4% lived in New York.


Amsterdam:

85.2%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 87
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 79
  • 5th and 6th grade: 36
  • 7th and 8th grade: 32
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 128
  • 11th grade: 152
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 173
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,095
  • Less than 1 year of college: 555
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 634
  • Associate degree: 723
  • Bachelor's degree: 745
  • Master's degree: 201
  • Professional school degree: 141
  • Doctorate degree: 40
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 184
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 47
  • 7th and 8th grade: 98
  • 9th grade: 77
  • 10th grade: 168
  • 11th grade: 99
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 156
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,118
  • Less than 1 year of college: 411
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 672
  • Associate degree: 955
  • Bachelor's degree: 770
  • Master's degree: 473
  • Professional school degree: 63
  • Doctorate degree: 23
Educational Attainment for Females
Amsterdam marital status for males
Amsterdam marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,439
  • One, attached: 206
  • Two: 3,622
  • 3 or 4: 1,157
  • 5 to 9: 221
  • 10 to 19: 175
  • 20 to 49: 105
  • 50 or more: 389
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 6.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Amsterdam
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Amsterdam, NY
  • 82.4%Utility gas
  • 8.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.9%Electricity
  • 1.2%Solar energy
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Amsterdam, NY
  • 67.1%Utility gas
  • 24.8%Electricity
  • 4.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 235
Here:

12.6%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 220
Here:

17.9%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 164
Here:

25.8%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability