Schenectady County vs. Schoharie County

	Schenectady County (NY)	Schoharie County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	155,350	31,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.4%	-5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	154,751	32,729
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	154,727	32,749
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	17.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	21.9%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	49.8%
White alone, percent	78.1%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.4%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.9%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.2%	93.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,528	2,379
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	69,954	17,593
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.5%	75.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,400	$143,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,578	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$625	$539
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$922	$792
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.0%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	183	38
Households, 2014-2018	53,295	12,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.0%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	72.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.4%	22.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.8%	5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.8%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	191,655	23,102
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,005,704	69,867
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	519,321	54,901
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,821,118	319,042
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,740	$9,939
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.8	29.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,785	$53,989
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,412	$28,712
Persons in poverty, percent	11.3%	11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,045	587
Total employment, 2017	53,661	5,371
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,675,562	203,993
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,558	1,875
All firms, 2012	10,049	2,072
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,865	1,357
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,414	590
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,742	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,916	1,918
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,007	362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,398	1,633
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	756.6	52.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	204.52	621.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Schenectady county (NY) and Schoharie county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.