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Rensselaer, New York county QuickFacts

	Rensselaer, New York	United States
Total population	152,538	281,421,906
State	New York
County	RENSSELAER

Rensselaer, New York county Population

	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
Male	74,691	48.97%	49.06%
Female	77,847	51.03%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.7		35.3

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	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
18 years and over	115,566	75.76%	74.31%
21 years and over	107,762	70.65%	69.97%
62 years and over	24,065	15.78%	14.66%
65 years and over	20,682	13.56%	12.43%

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	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
White	139,002	91.13%	75.14%
Black or African American	7,147	4.69%	12.32%
Asian	2,606	1.71%	3.64%
Some other race	1,738	1.14%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,045	1.34%	2.43%

Rensselaer, New York county Housing

	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
Total households	59,894		105,480,101
Family households (families)	39,028	65.16%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	20,866	34.84%	31.94%

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	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
Total housing units	66,120		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	6,226	9.42%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	59,894	90.58%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	38,872	58.79%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	21,022	31.79%	30.77%

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	Rensselaer, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,319	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	12,629	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,290	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,213	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,464	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	368	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	32	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	23	0.57%
Median (dollars)	102,900	119,600

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	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,165	16.97%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,559	22.64%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	8,852	14.78%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	11,013	18.39%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,817	11.38%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,488	15.84%	9.65%

Rensselaer, New York county Education

	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	42,526		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,579	6.06%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,202	5.18%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,733	41.7%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,905	18.59%	21.38%
College or graduate school	12,107	28.47%	22.81%

Rensselaer, New York county Economy

	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	119,772		217,168,077
In labor force	80,147	66.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	80,067	66.85%	63.39%
- - Employed	75,214	62.8%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,853	4.05%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	80	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	39,625	33.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	61,797	51.6%	51.66%
In labor force	38,102	31.81%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	38,102	31.81%	29.65%
- - Employed	36,323	30.33%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,971	9.16%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,347		12,787,501

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	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	59,830		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,041	8.43%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,811	6.37%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,704	12.88%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,708	12.88%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,023	16.75%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,050	21.81%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,502	10.87%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,408	7.37%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	909	1.52%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	674	1.13%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,905		41,994

	Rensselaer, New York	%, Rensselaer, New York	United States
With earnings	47,844	39.95%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,010		56,604
With Social Security income	16,443	13.73%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,634		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,312	1.93%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,599		6,320
With public assistance income	1,616	1.35%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,018		3,032
With retirement income	12,482	10.42%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,949		17,376

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