Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York · ZIP 12018, 12022, 12028
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 160,749 (2024 estimate)Population
- 66,233Households
- $86,663Median household income
- $244,300Median home value
- 29Towns with a page
- 28ZIP codes
Rensselaer County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 152,538 |
| 2010 | 159,429 |
| 2020 | 161,130 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $86,663 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 42,452 units
- Renter occupied
- 23,781 units
- Vacancy rate
- 11%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
46,817 employees in 2,985 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Rensselaer County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160,341 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $86,663 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $244,300 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.3% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 6.0% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 64.1% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 23.9 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Rensselaer County29 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | City | 51,065 | 10.4 sq mi |
| East Greenbush Town | Town | 16,641 | 24.0 sq mi |
| North Greenbush Town | Town | 13,457 | 18.5 sq mi |
| Schodack Town | Town | 12,956 | 61.9 sq mi |
| Brunswick Town | Town | 12,518 | 44.4 sq mi |
| Rensselaer | City | 9,453 | 3.17 sq mi |
| Sand Lake Town | Town | 8,353 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Schaghticoke Town | Town | 7,340 | 49.7 sq mi |
| Hoosick Town | Town | 6,696 | 63.0 sq mi |
| East Greenbush | Census designated place | 6,562 | 3.92 sq mi |
| Pittstown Town | Town | 5,451 | 61.6 sq mi |
| Hampton Manor | Census designated place | 5,448 | 3.00 sq mi |
| Nassau Town | Town | 4,510 | 44.4 sq mi |
| Poestenkill Town | Town | 4,353 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Wynantskill | Census designated place | 3,675 | 3.42 sq mi |
| West Sand Lake | Census designated place | 3,453 | 4.77 sq mi |
| Hoosick Falls | Village | 3,190 | 1.60 sq mi |
| Stephentown Town | Town | 2,783 | 57.9 sq mi |
| Grafton Town | Town | 2,096 | 44.7 sq mi |
| Berlin Town | Town | 1,700 | 59.6 sq mi |
| Averill Park | Census designated place | 1,604 | 4.04 sq mi |
| Castleton-on-Hudson | Village | 1,471 | 0.71 sq mi |
| Petersburgh Town | Town | 1,377 | 41.6 sq mi |
| Nassau | Village | 1,091 | 0.70 sq mi |
| Nassau Lake | Census designated place | 841 | 1.52 sq mi |
| Poestenkill | Census designated place | 828 | 5.88 sq mi |
| Schaghticoke | Village | 551 | 0.76 sq mi |
| East Nassau | Village | 516 | 4.86 sq mi |
| Valley Falls | Village | 453 | 0.46 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Albany CountyPopulation 319,964 (2024 estimate)
- Bennington CountyPopulation 37,039 (2024 estimate)
- Berkshire CountyPopulation 128,726 (2024 estimate)
- Columbia CountyPopulation 60,299 (2024 estimate)
- Greene CountyPopulation 46,903 (2024 estimate)
- Saratoga CountyPopulation 240,360 (2024 estimate)
- Washington CountyPopulation 59,839 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.