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Demographics
| Population (c.2000) |
| Rensselaer County |
152,583 |
| Capital District |
794,293 |
| Race Distribution |
| White |
88.9% |
| Black |
6.6% |
| Hispanic |
2.5% |
| Asian |
2.0% |
| Age Distribution |
| 0-19 |
26.9% |
| 20-34 |
19.7% |
| 35-44 |
16.3% |
| 45-54 |
14.4% |
| 55-59 |
5.0% |
| 60+ |
17.7% |
| Median Age |
37 Years |
| Income |
| Rensselaer County average income per capita (c.2000): |
$21,095 |
| Capital District average income per capita (c.2000): |
$22,815 |
| National average income per capita (c.2001): |
$26.974 |
| Rensselaer County median per household income (c.1999): |
$42,905 |
| Capital District median per household income (c.1999): |
$45,001 |
| National median per household income (c.1999): |
$41,994 |
| Housing |
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Housing in the county is affordable. Average home prices are estimated
at $132,892, which attributes to 65% of Rensselaer County's housing being
owner occupied. Prices are on the rise though, as they have increased 14%
from 2003. A variety of housing options are available from brownstone
apartments, rural farms houses, and luxury and modest neighborhood
developments.
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