Humidity & wind
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Population
69,471
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$168,800
Owner-occupied units
Schenectady, NY
New York · 42.803° N, 73.927° W · 11 sq mi
Schenectady is a city in New York, with a population of 69,471 and about 6,428 residents per square mile. The median household earns $58,399 a year, and the median home is worth $168,800.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
11 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,428
People per square mile
Rank by population
#598
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#802
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$58,399
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,145
Per month
Homeownership
45.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22 min
One way
People
Median age
36.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
25.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.6%
Households
29,184
2.22 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.9%
Professional & business services 12.8%
Retail trade 12.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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Cities near Schenectady
- Albany, NY11 mi · 101,698
- Troy, NY14 mi · 50,912
- Utica, NY69 mi · 62,978
- Chicopee, MA82 mi · 55,310
- Springfield, MA85 mi · 154,702
- Bristol, CT92 mi · 62,341
- West Hartford, CT93 mi · 63,620
- Hartford, CT96 mi · 121,981
Cities about the same size
- Yuba City, CA69,485
- Bethesda, MD69,397
- Lakewood, NJ69,585
- Weston, FL69,588
- Greenwood, IN69,349
- Jackson, TN69,339
- Casa Grande, AZ69,753
- Delray Beach, FL69,809
More in New York
- New York8,584,629
- Buffalo274,613
- Yonkers212,603
- Rochester206,108
- Syracuse144,896
- New Rochelle85,864
- Cheektowaga76,056
- Mount Vernon72,304
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.