Rensselaer City, New York

Rensselaer City is one of the city of Rensselaer County, New York, located towards the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 7761 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 7907, giving it the 237th largest population among New York. The city has a total area of 3.33 miē (8.62 kmē), of which, 3.01 square miles (7.8 kmē) of it is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 kmē) of it is water, it is the 344th largest by area in the U.S. state of New York.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7761 people, 3397 households, and 1948 families living in the city. The population density was 2579.2 people per square mile (995.83/kmē), it is New York's 312th most densely populated city. There were 3713 housing units at an average density of 1233.6 per square mile (476.3/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 people, and the average family size was 2.98 people. Age range in the city was well distributed with 25% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median age is 35.8 years, the median age of male residents at 34.6 and the median age of female residents at 36.8. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 6916 White, 548 Black or African American, 21 American Indian, 85 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 157 from two or more races and 33 Ohter races.

Rensselaer city New York Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Rensselaer city New York School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Rensselaer City New York GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $34730, making it the 289th lowest city by median household income in New York. The median income for a family in the city was $40688, it is the 214th lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of New York. The per capita income for the city was $19674, it would be the 585th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of New York. The median income was $21747, Males have a median income of $25502 versus $19586 for females.

In 2000, 1834 pupils and students, of which 967 are male and 867 are female, 23.63% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 138 nursery or pri school, 75 kindergarten, 962 elementary school, 381 high school and 278 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census7761
April 2000 Estimate7929
July 2000 Estimate7915
July 2001 Estimate7855
July 2002 Estimate7828
July 2003 Estimate7874
July 2004 Estimate7925
July 2005 Estimate7900
July 2006 Estimate7935
July 2007 Estimate7916
July 2008 Estimate7907
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6177138
Kindergarten502575
Elementary school557405962
High school182199381
College or graduate school117161278
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Rensselaer city, New York$34730$40688$19674
Rensselaer County, New York$42905$52864$21095
New York, United States$43393$51691$23389
United States$41994$50046$21587