Schenectady, New York demographics

Schenectady, NY demographics: median age 36.1; 25.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Schenectady city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3665508. The survey estimates a population of 68,847 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Schenectady is 36.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 29,184 households (±774). 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	36.1 ±1.0	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	13,667 ±811	19.9% ±1.2 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	19,655 ±940	28.5% ±1.4 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	25,150 ±1,063	36.5% ±1.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	10,375 ±766	15.1% ±1.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	33,853 ±644	49.2% ±0.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	34,994 ±641	50.8% ±0.9 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: 68,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	33,859 ±1,036	49.2% ±1.5 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	13,645 ±1,152	19.8% ±1.7 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	455 ±255 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,178 ±538	6.1% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	39 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,562 ±1,069	8.1% ±1.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,109 ±1,049	16.1% ±1.5 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,104 ±549	87.3% ±0.8 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,743 ±552	12.7% ±0.8 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: 29,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,564 ±530	29.3% ±1.6 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,309 ±278	4.5% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,032 ±575	17.2% ±1.9 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,131 ±924	38.1% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,148 ±552	10.8% ±1.9 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,934 ±467	23.8% ±1.5 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,250 ±969	76.2% ±2.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,131 ±924	38.1% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,024 ±774	30.9% ±2.5 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,361 ±592	14.9% ±2.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,421 ±387	8.3% ±1.3 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,226 ±299	4.2% ±1.0 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	634 ±225	2.2% ±0.8 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	387 ±151	1.3% ±0.5 pp	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: 68,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	58,777 ±991	85.4% ±1.4 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	10,070 ±991	14.6% ±1.4 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 65,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	56,886 ±893	87.3% ±1.3 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	4,074 ±570	6.3% ±0.9 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	439 ±205	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	234 ±138 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	193 ±105 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,771 ±426	2.7% ±0.7 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	43 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	290 ±246 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	146 ±153 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	49 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	313 ±169 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	119 ±116 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	586 ±383 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 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: 46,080
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,579 ±730	14.3% ±1.6 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	13,441 ±973	29.2% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,589 ±804	18.6% ±1.7 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,757 ±728	12.5% ±1.6 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,064 ±645	15.3% ±1.4 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,650 ±535	10.1% ±1.1 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: 68,192
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	57,503 ±1,294	84.3% ±1.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,530 ±776	6.6% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,894 ±758	5.7% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,816 ±392	2.7% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	449 ±199	0.7% ±0.3 pp	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

4.9% of Schenectady residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 86.1% 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	Schenectady	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±0.9 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.1% ±2.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.8 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 Schenectady . 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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