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Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County had 162,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 204.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 62 in New York by population and 56th by land area.

Population
162,261
#21 of 62 in New York · #432 in US
Area
204.7 sq mi
#56 of 62 in New York · #2,990 in US
Density
793 / sq mi
#12 of 62 in New York · #195 in US
Median household income
$74,791
#17 of 62 in New York · #679 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Schenectady County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Schenectady County population, land area and income

Schenectady County had 162,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 204.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 62 in New York by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 792.8 people per square mile, 8.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents; Schenectady County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,791 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

162,261

3144th1st

432nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

205 sq mi

3144th1st

2990th of 3,144 (US)

Density

792.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

195th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,791

3143rd1st

679th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

162,261

62nd1st

21st of 62 (NY)

Land area

205 sq mi

62nd1st

56th of 62 (NY)

Density

792.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

12th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$74,791

62nd1st

17th of 62 (NY)

How Schenectady County's population changed since 2020

Schenectady County gained 2,967 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 8th of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Schenectady County recorded 7,525 births and 7,426 deaths, a natural change of +99. Net international migration added +2,107 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,292. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,292 people.

159.3k2020160.1k2021159.8k2022160.4k2023162.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
7,525
Deaths
7,426
Net international migration
+2,107
Net domestic migration
+2,292
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,883

Where Schenectady County is

The Census internal point of Schenectady County is at 42.817600, -74.043600. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Schenectady County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Schenectady County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
42.817600, -74.043600
DMS
42°49'3.36"N 74°02'36.96"W
UTM
18N 578185.1E 4741003.4N
Geohash
dre7e4ene
Plus code
87J7RX94+2H

Towns in Schenectady County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Schenectady County, 76,816 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Schenectady County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Schenectady with 69,495.

  1. 01Schenectady69,495
  2. 02Scotia7,321
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Schenectady County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Schenectady County. The most populous is Albany County, NY, with 319,964 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 18.5 miles SE of Schenectady County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Albany, NY (population 101,317), 16.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Schenectady, NY (population 69,495), 6.0 miles away.

Schenectady County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Schenectady County is 36093: state code 36 for New York plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,791.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Schenectady County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 162,261. That is up 2,967 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 159,294.

What is the FIPS code of Schenectady County?

36093. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Schenectady County?

Schenectady, with 69,495 residents inside Schenectady County in 2024.

Which counties border Schenectady County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Albany County, NY; Saratoga County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; Schoharie County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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