What is the population of Rensselaer County, New York?

The population of Rensselaer County, New York is 157,913, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Rensselaer County, New York?

The median household income in Rensselaer County, New York is $85,939, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Rensselaer County, New York is $182,880, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Rensselaer County, New York is 5.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	157,913	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	237.4	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.04%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	40.4	38.5	37.1
Households	66,233	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Rensselaer County

Group	Share

Rensselaer County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$85,939	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.78%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$182,880	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,182	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.1%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.8	29.0	22.5
Work from home	12.5%	13.4%	13.4%

Rensselaer County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.51	2.54

Rensselaer County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Rensselaer County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.1	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.1%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	17.3%	17.4%	19.0%