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Schenectady County, NY Demographics

Schenectady County, NY is the 22nd most populous of 62 counties in New York, with 158,061 residents across 205 square miles. That is about 772 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 158,061
Land area 205 sq mi
Density 772 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Central Location: Schenectady County, NY

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Schenectady County, NY

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 320 7,108 2.4 2,948
Census Tract 324.04 6,675 8.3 800
Census Tract 321.01 6,027 5.2 1,161
Census Tract 331.02 5,863 70.8 83
Census Tract 207 5,618 0.5 10,471
Census Tract 205 4,693 0.7 6,920
Census Tract 322 4,657 1.3 3,507
Census Tract 218.02 4,649 1.3 3,592
Census Tract 319.01 4,646 2.2 2,072
Census Tract 329.02 4,391 1.2 3,794
Census Tract 326.02 4,328 23.2 187
Census Tract 217 4,167 0.5 8,499
Census Tract 325.03 4,023 4.0 1,013
Census Tract 327 4,019 0.9 4,542
Census Tract 208 3,943 0.5 8,708
Census Tract 330.03 3,869 1.4 2,771
Census Tract 329.01 3,808 1.7 2,229
Census Tract 209 3,767 0.3 13,229
Census Tract 216 3,709 0.5 7,618
Census Tract 214 3,526 0.3 10,743
Census Tract 325.02 3,494 2.8 1,256
Census Tract 324.02 3,482 4.4 794
Census Tract 332 3,405 0.6 5,760
Census Tract 319.02 3,315 1.7 1,913
Census Tract 215 3,227 0.3 9,820
Census Tract 334 3,219 0.5 6,688
Census Tract 206 3,179 0.8 4,069
Census Tract 330.04 2,987 1.5 1,932
Census Tract 212 2,892 0.5 6,426
Census Tract 202 2,839 0.7 4,038
Census Tract 323 2,615 0.4 7,258
Census Tract 201.02 2,605 0.3 7,892
Census Tract 330.02 2,541 2.9 868
Census Tract 335 2,515 1.0 2,576
Census Tract 201.01 2,342 0.5 5,109
Census Tract 210.02 2,311 0.2 12,038
Census Tract 333 2,295 0.6 3,886
Census Tract 326.01 2,285 2.3 999
Census Tract 325.04 2,206 25.5 87
Census Tract 324.03 2,174 2.6 828
Census Tract 218.01 2,099 0.8 2,626
Census Tract 331.01 2,024 24.0 84
Census Tract 321.02 1,827 2.4 768
Census Tract 203 1,771 0.2 9,361
Census Tract 210.01 926 0.2 5,474

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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