Albany County vs. Rensselaer County

Albany County (NY)Rensselaer County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)307,117159,442
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)304,208159,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010304,204159,429
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.4%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.0%17.0%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.6%
White alone, percent75.9%86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent14.1%7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent6.8%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.1%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%82.8%
Veterans, 2014-201815,2519,694
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)142,30573,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.5%63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$218,100$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,713$1,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$637$641
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$993$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201343.0%36.0%
Building permits, 2018679242
Households, 2014-2018126,00864,563
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.0%7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.9%90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.4%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.7%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.3%30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.8%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.4%4.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.2%60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)866,586209,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,522,456732,253
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,329,6192,270,243
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,762,7751,572,232
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,866$9,837
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.524.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,535$65,851
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,454$34,280
Persons in poverty, percent11.3%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 20179,5332,983
Total employment, 2017178,77243,481
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,952,4542,096,029
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,5988,955
All firms, 201223,91211,067
Men-owned firms, 201214,5086,444
Women-owned firms, 20127,1253,632
Minority-owned firms, 20123,2231,020
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,2979,610
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,0191,031
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201220,2249,500
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010581.9244.4
Land area in square miles, 2010522.80652.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

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