Demographics of Schenectady city, New York

Schenectady city, New York had 69,471 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,540 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Schenectady city, in four figures

69,471
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 68,847 ±39.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,540 people.; 36.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,399 ±$2,915
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Schenectady city, New York's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schenectady city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Schenectady city, New York's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schenectady city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	66,931	100.0	100.0
2021	68,605	102.5	100.2
2022	68,640	102.6	100.7
2023	68,638	102.6	101.6
2024	69,270	103.5	102.5
2025	69,471	103.8	103.1

Population of Schenectady city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	66,931	—
2021	68,605	+1,674
2022	68,640	+35
2023	68,638	−2
2024	69,270	+632
2025	69,471	+201

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±1.0: for men 34.7 ±0.9 and for women 38.2 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Schenectady city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	3,704 ±308	5.4% ±0.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,963 ±751	14.5% ±1.1	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,100 ±747	13.2% ±1.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,019 ±852	27.6% ±1.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,686 ±854	24.2% ±1.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,375 ±766	15.1% ±1.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,399 ±$2,915, and income per person $34,175 ±$2,202, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Schenectady city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	7,242 ±706	24.8% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,370 ±621	18.4% ±2.1	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,551 ±637	19.0% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,738 ±555	12.8% ±1.9	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,951 ±495	13.5% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,788 ±401	6.1% ±1.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,544 ±297	5.3% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Schenectady city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	15,570 ±1,508	23.8% ±2.3	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,771 ±706	35.7% ±4.5	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,953 ±808	21.0% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,846 ±457	20.0% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Schenectady city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schenectady city	New York	United States
Housing units	31,417 ±736	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.6% ±2.3	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.4% ±2.3	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,800 ±$4,579	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,145 ±$33	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1941 ±3	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Schenectady city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,743 ±552	12.7% ±0.8	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,679 ±1,011	47.5% ±1.5	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,865 ±1,107	18.7% ±1.6	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,071 ±523	5.9% ±0.8	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	89 to 275	0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,251 ±903	3.3% ±1.3	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,017 ±1,058	11.6% ±1.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Schenectady city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	47,246 ±1,191	68.6% ±1.7	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,327 ±811	13.5% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,204 ±481	3.2% ±0.7	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,070 ±991	14.6% ±1.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,153 ±634	8.9% ±0.9	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,917 ±682	5.7% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Schenectady city among the places of New York

10th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Schenectady city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Syracuse city	146,384 ±135
Albany city	100,492 ±63
New Rochelle city	82,769 ±76
Cheektowaga CDP	76,056 ±65
Mount Vernon city	72,427 ±103
Schenectady city	68,847 ±39
Utica city	64,217 ±45
White Plains city	60,666 ±41
Hempstead village	58,801 ±60
Tonawanda Town CDP	56,806 ±29
Levittown CDP	51,904 ±1,958

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Schenectady city, New York

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026