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New York·Schenectady County
21 tracts·69K people·$169K median·6,406/mi²
White 47 · Black 19 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 12 · Asian 6 · Other 4
Living alone 38 · Other 33 · Married couple 29
Health 43 · Professional 19 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 10 · Retail 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 22 · Service 22 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Transit 7 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Schenectady is $168,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Schenectady has 68,847 residents across 21 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.1; the population is 47.5% White, 18.7% Black, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Multiracial, 5.9% Asian and 3.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 25.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.8% (Census ACS).
JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (39%), WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (30%) and HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (29%) lead the elementary schools; ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL (22%), CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (21%) and MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL (12%) lead the middle schools; SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,145/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Schenectady is $58,399 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Schenectady, median rent is $1,145/month and the median home value is $168,800 (Census ACS).
Schenectady reported 7.1 violent crimes and 31.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 58 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Schenectady are inland flooding (52), ice storm (43) and wildfire (40), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Schenectady, 4.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).