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Rensselaer, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,972 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Rensselaer:

$224,972
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,855 - $284,611

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $198,946
Here:

$198,946
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,668
Here:

$231,668
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $199,662
Here:

$199,662
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $389,237
Here:

$389,237
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,863
Here:

$219,863
State:

$912,009

Total population: 9,471 (Urban population: 7,786, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 4,965 (4,364 occupied: 1,846 owner occupied, 2,507 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

46%

Housing density: 1,650 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $148,286.

Median contract rent in 2022: $956 (lower quartile is $660, upper quartile is $1,495)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $959


Median gross rent in Rensselaer, NY in 2022: $1,148

Housing units in Rensselaer with a mortgage: 1,186 (65 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 242

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $113,843

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,331

Median monthly housing costs: $1,132

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Rensselaer, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1941

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,189
  • Male householders: 2,066 (882 living alone), Female householders: 2,247 (927 living alone)
  • 1,327 spouses (1,327 opposite-sex spouses), 482 unmarried partners, (482 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,268 children (2,137 natural, 31 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 158 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 13 foster children, 103 other relatives, 260 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 29

Size of family households: 945 2-persons, 445 3-persons, 386 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 59 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,932 1-person, 495 2-persons, 52 3-persons.

1,008 married couples with children.
661 single-parent households (341 men, 320 women).

88.0% of residents of Rensselaer speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 706 (7.7%)
(76.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rensselaer, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rensselaer, New York
  • 13no bedroom
  • 671 bedroom
  • 5382 bedrooms
  • 8333 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 2255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, New York
  • 44no bedroom
  • 7781 bedroom
  • 1,0882 bedrooms
  • 4833 bedrooms
  • 1144 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 120no vehicle
  • 6461 vehicle
  • 8442 vehicles
  • 1143 vehicles
  • 1214 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in renter-occupied apartments
  • 586no vehicle
  • 1,2261 vehicle
  • 5192 vehicles
  • 1193 vehicles
  • 574 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rensselaer, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rensselaer, New York
  • 131 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 503 rooms
  • 1904 rooms
  • 3665 rooms
  • 5366 rooms
  • 2357 rooms
  • 778 rooms
  • 3799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, New York
  • 441 room
  • 1702 rooms
  • 5193 rooms
  • 7714 rooms
  • 4685 rooms
  • 2536 rooms
  • 1527 rooms
  • 458 rooms
  • 859+ 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 Rensselaer, NY
Rensselaer city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Rensselaer, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rensselaer, NY in 2022
  • 378Less than $10,000
  • 336$10,000 to $19,999
  • 321$20,000 to $29,999
  • 283$30,000 to $39,999
  • 313$40,000 to $49,999
  • 328$50,000 to $59,999
  • 415$60,000 to $74,999
  • 484$75,000 to $99,999
  • 614$100,000 to $124,999
  • 525$125,000 to $149,999
  • 278$150,000 to $199,999
  • 131$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Rensselaer, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Rensselaer, NY in 2022
  • 120Less than $10,000
  • 17$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 20$50,000 to $59,999
  • 18$60,000 to $69,999
  • 26$70,000 to $79,999
  • 6$80,000 to $89,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 52$100,000 to $124,999
  • 121$125,000 to $149,999
  • 215$150,000 to $174,999
  • 112$175,000 to $199,999
  • 463$200,000 to $249,999
  • 284$250,000 to $299,999
  • 292$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11$750,000 to $999,999
  • 14$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Rensselaer, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rensselaer, NY in 2022
  • 51$100 to $149
  • 369$150 to $199
  • 42$200 to $249
  • 50$250 to $299
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 8$400 to $449
  • 51$500 to $549
  • 55$550 to $599
  • 95$600 to $649
  • 26$650 to $699
  • 122$750 to $799
  • 271$800 to $899
  • 150$900 to $999
  • 313$1,000 to $1,249
  • 240$1,250 to $1,499
  • 691$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5$2,000 to $2,499
  • 12$2,500 to $2,999
  • 82No cash rent
Work and jobs in Rensselaer: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.1%
Number of people working at home: 605 (12.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 256
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 485
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 739
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 680
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 785
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 107
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 545
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 131
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 133
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 90
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 115
  • 90 or more minutes: 114
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rensselaer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,378 (73.6%)
  • Carpooled: 419 (9.1%)
  • Bus: 87 (1.9%)
  • Taxi: 47 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 6 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 125 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 566 (12.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 3.2%Females
Races in Rensselaer detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rensselaer, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rensselaer, New York
  • 3592010 or later
  • 1362000 to 2009
  • 621990 to 1999
  • 461980 to 1989
  • 451970 to 1979
  • 114Before 1970
Ancestries in Rensselaer, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 668 (16.9%)
  • Italian: 453 (11.5%)
  • American: 294 (7.4%)
  • German: 252 (6.4%)
  • Polish: 248 (6.3%)
  • English: 130 (3.3%)
  • Jamaican: 112 (2.8%)
  • Lithuanian: 99 (2.5%)
  • French: 54 (1.4%)
  • Eastern European: 53 (1.3%)
  • Nigerian: 48 (1.2%)
  • Dutch: 46 (1.2%)
  • European: 44 (1.1%)
  • Portuguese: 43 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 43 (1.1%)
  • French Canadian: 40 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 35 (0.9%)
  • African: 34 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 27 (0.7%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 27 (0.7%)
  • Iraqi: 25 (0.6%)
  • Canadian: 19 (0.5%)
  • Slavic: 13 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 12 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 8 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.2%)

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

Burma (Myanmar)
Rensselaer:

31.0% (221)
New York:

0.4% (16,179)

Thailand
Rensselaer:

13.4% (96)
New York:

0.3% (14,037)

Nigeria
Rensselaer:

7.0% (50)
New York:

0.7% (33,746)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rensselaer:

5.9% (42)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Rensselaer:

5.7% (41)
New York:

0.8% (33,869)

Vietnam
Rensselaer:

4.9% (35)
New York:

0.6% (25,517)

Jamaica
Rensselaer:

3.6% (26)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Trinidad and Tobago
Rensselaer:

3.6% (26)
New York:

2.0% (91,428)

Canada
Rensselaer:

3.6% (26)
New York:

1.3% (59,107)

South Africa
Rensselaer:

3.5% (25)
New York:

0.2% (8,010)

Ukraine
Rensselaer:

3.4% (24)
New York:

1.7% (78,421)

Italy
Rensselaer:

3.4% (24)
New York:

1.8% (81,374)

Iraq
Rensselaer:

3.1% (22)
New York:

0.1% (6,152)

Other Western Africa
Rensselaer:

2.4% (17)
New York:

0.4% (19,133)

Guyana
Rensselaer:

1.8% (13)
New York:

3.8% (172,129)

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

  • This state: 7,379
  • Other state: 888
  • Northeast: 315
  • Midwest: 102
  • South: 291
  • West: 179

85.5% of Rensselaer residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 96.0% lived in New York.


Rensselaer:

85.5%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 126
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 27
  • 5th and 6th grade: 68
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 44
  • 11th grade: 52
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 28
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 959
  • Less than 1 year of college: 224
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 489
  • Associate degree: 446
  • Bachelor's degree: 768
  • Master's degree: 133
  • Professional school degree: 93
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 314
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 41
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 211
  • 11th grade: 39
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 858
  • Less than 1 year of college: 151
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 523
  • Associate degree: 434
  • Bachelor's degree: 711
  • Master's degree: 294
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 47
Educational Attainment for Females
Rensselaer marital status for males
Rensselaer marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,466
  • One, attached: 450
  • Two: 795
  • 3 or 4: 1,030
  • 5 to 9: 344
  • 10 to 19: 310
  • 20 to 49: 139
  • 50 or more: 389
  • Mobile homes: 38
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rensselaer
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rensselaer, NY
  • 87.1%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Electricity
  • 5.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Solar energy
  • 0.7%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rensselaer, NY
  • 62.0%Utility gas
  • 35.0%Electricity
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
Here:

10.1%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34
Here:

20.9%
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
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