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Population: 7,761. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,859 (+1.3% change)
Males: 3,693 (47.6%), Females: 4,068 (52.4%)

Rensselaer County

Zip code: 12144

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $34,730
Median house value: $83,700

Population by Race

Races in Rensselaer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (27.9%), German (17.4%), Italian (16.5%), English (9.6%), French (7.8%), Dutch (4.7%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rensselaer

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rensselaer city

  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 46.1%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

4.3% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -736 (-8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rensselaer:

  • ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALBANY, NY)
  • ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALBANY, NY)
  • ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALBANY, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rensselaer:

  • ALBANY INTL (about 8 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: GFL)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 72 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Abbreviation: POU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rensselaer:

  • SOUTH ALBANY (about 10 miles; SOUTH BETHLEHEM, NY; Abbreviation: 4B0)
  • RENSSELAER COUNTY (about 12 miles; TROY, NY; Abbreviation: 5B7)
  • BURRELLO-MECHANICVILLE (about 17 miles; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: K27)

Amtrak station:
ALBANY-RENSSELAER (555 EAST ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rensselaer:

  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,001)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,096)
  • THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 7 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,116)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,337)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 8 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 14,168)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)

Schools

Public high school in Rensselaer:

  • RENSSELAER HS (Students: 293; Location: 555 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rensselaer:

  • VAN RENSSELAER ES (Students: 520; Location: 199 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • RED MILL SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: 225 MCCULLOUGH PL; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RENSSELAER MS (Students: 284; Location: 555 BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 476 NORTH GREENBUSH R; Grades: KG – 01)

Private primary/middle schools in Rensselaer:

  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ALBANY (Students: 164; Location: 50 HERRICKS ST PO BOX 245; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 163 COLUMBIA TURNPIKE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SS JOSEPH AND JOHN SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: 1641 THIRD STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Rensselaer:

  • RENSSELAER CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $105,619; Location: 810 BROADWAY; 18,896 books; 1,000 audio materials; 50 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

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