Rensselaer County, New York
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- New York State Department of Health: Corning Tower Building 14th Floor, Albany
Population:
- Total Population: 152,538
- Males: 74,606
- Females: 77,932
Ethnicity:
- White: 138,002
- Black/African American: 7,026
- Hispanic: 2,802
- Native American/Eskimo: 183
- Asian: 2,412
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 22
- Other: 148
- 2 or more: 1,943
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (133,070)
- Spanish (2,820)
- French (1,130)
- Italian (1,085)
- Chinese (790)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 5,709
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (595)
- Poland (365)
- Italy (356)
- Germany (347)
- Canada (330)
- Korea (321)
- India (317)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (50,937)
- United Methodist Church, The (6,612)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (2,705)
- Reformed Church in America (2,261)
- Episcopal Church (1,582)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 44,658
- Sensory: 3,896
- Physical: 11,222
- Mental: 6,469
- Self-care: 3,341
- Go outside home: 8,127
- Employment: 10,910
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 768
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 59,894
- Utility gas: 25,701
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,385
- Electricity: 7,355
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 22,000
- Coal or Coke: 66
- Wood: 2,009
- Solar Energy: 11
- Other fuel: 173
- No fuel used: 194
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 115,659
- No vehicle: 12,591
- 1 or more vehicle: 103,068
Education Attainment:
- No School: 534
- No High School: 4,425
- Some High School: 10,173
- High School: 32,545
- Some College: 18,265
- Associate's Degree: 10,498
- College Degree: 13,223
- Master's Degree: 7,556
- Professional Degree: 1,768
- Doctoral Degree: 1,246
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 59,894
- Owners with phone: 38,682
- Owners without phone: 174
- Renters with phone: 20,438
- Renters without phone: 600
10 closest counties:
- Albany County, New York
- Schenectady County, New York
- Saratoga County, New York
- Columbia County, New York
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Greene County, New York
- Bennington County, Vermont
- Washington County, New York
- Warren County, New York
- Montgomery County, New York
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
12018, 12022, 12024, 12028, 12033, 12040, 12052, 12057, 12061, 12063, 12082, 12089, 12090, 12094, 12121, 12123, 12133, 12138, 12140, 12144, 12153, 12154, 12156, 12168, 12169, 12179, 12180, 12181, 12182, 12185, 12196, 12198
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WRPI (91.5 FM) TROY, NY
- WNGN (91.9 FM) BUSKIRK, NY
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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