Amsterdam, New York demographics

Amsterdam, NY demographics: median age 39.5; 22.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Amsterdam city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3602066. The survey estimates a population of 18,166 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Amsterdam is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 7,679 households (±340). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±1.2	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	4,175 ±416	23.0% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	3,815 ±380	21.0% ±2.1 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	6,626 ±506	36.5% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,550 ±377	19.5% ±2.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	8,893 ±305	49.0% ±1.7 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	9,273 ±306	51.0% ±1.7 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	10,960 ±432	60.3% ±2.4 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,272 ±217	7.0% ±1.2 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	95 ±139 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	271 ±111	1.5% ±0.6 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,215 ±475	17.7% ±2.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,347 ±496	12.9% ±2.7 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,946 ±313	65.8% ±1.7 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,220 ±311	34.2% ±1.7 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,474 ±289	32.2% ±3.5 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	354 ±95	4.6% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,361 ±217	17.7% ±2.7 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,654 ±347	34.6% ±4.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	836 ±237	10.9% ±3.0 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,877 ±233	24.4% ±2.8 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,802 ±443	75.6% ±4.7 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,654 ±347	34.6% ±4.3 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,663 ±368	34.7% ±4.5 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,256 ±220	16.4% ±2.8 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	588 ±169	7.7% ±2.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	250 ±118	3.3% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	230 ±106	3.0% ±1.4 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	38 ±44 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	17,332 ±219	95.4% ±1.2 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	834 ±223	4.6% ±1.2 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	14,024 ±365	81.8% ±2.1 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	2,709 ±335	15.8% ±2.0 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	41 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	96 ±84 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	120 ±96 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	80 ±50 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	14 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	20 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,640
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,558 ±311	12.3% ±2.4 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,535 ±415	35.9% ±3.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,049 ±319	16.2% ±2.5 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,655 ±274	13.1% ±2.1 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,046 ±286	16.2% ±2.2 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	797 ±179	6.3% ±1.4 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,990
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	15,601 ±571	86.7% ±3.1 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,659 ±476	9.2% ±2.6 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	486 ±209	2.7% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	140 ±96 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	104 ±122 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.0% of Amsterdam residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amsterdam	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.0% ±1.2 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.6% ±2.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±1.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Amsterdam . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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