Population 159,918
State New York
Current Time
Area 652.43 mi²
Zip Codes 12144, 12179-12183
Per capita income $29,647

Cities in Rensselaer County

Rensselaer, Troy

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,384,387
Total number of firms, 2007 10,659
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 159,918
Households, 2008-2012 63,952
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 8,644
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,647
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 41,994
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 7.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 652.43 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 159,429
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $181,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,992
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $58,959
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$171,796
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 12,163
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.40
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 27.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.1 %
Population, 2010 159,429
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 36.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 244.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 84.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.8 %
Housing units, 2013 71,527
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,915
Building permits, 2012 296
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,387,692
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %