Capital Region Demographics
| |
Albany |
Rensselaer |
Saratoga |
Schenectady |
| Population, 2006 estimate |
297,556 |
155,292 |
215,473 |
150,440 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2006 |
1.0% |
1.8% |
7.4% |
2.7% |
| Population, net change, 2000 to 2006 |
2,986 |
2,754 |
14,838 |
3,890 |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.3% |
84.9% |
88.2% |
84.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
33.3% |
23.7% |
30.9% |
26.3% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.3 |
23.7 |
25.0 |
21.8 |
| Housing units, 2006 |
133,231 |
68,671 |
93,747 |
66,009 |
| Housing units percent change, 2000 to 2006 |
2.5% |
3.9% |
8.1% |
1.5% |
| Housing units, net change, 2000 to 2006 |
3,256 |
2,551 |
7,046 |
980 |
| Median household income, 2004 ($) |
45,870 |
45,367 |
55,702 |
44,819 |
| Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
11,503 |
4,899 |
7,556 |
5,336 |
| Personal income per capita, 2005 ($) |
38,652 |
31,686 |
35,288 |
35,816 |
| Civilian labor force, Oct. 2008 |
159,700 |
83,800 |
120,600 |
76,300 |
| Unemployment rate, Oct. 2008 |
4.9% |
4.9% |
4.6% |
5.1% |
| Earnings, 2005 ($1,000) |
13,593,886 |
2,619,926 |
3,790,261 |
3,865,226 |
| Average earnings per job, 2005 |
48,873 |
38,226 |
35,827 |
50,850 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1,000) |
2,514,823 |
616,972 |
1,395,541 |
3,704,662 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1,000) |
593,885 |
115,255 |
252,207 |
112,405 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1,000) |
4,964,014 |
842,492 |
2,655,159 |
405,319 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1,000) |
4,499,439 |
1,105,444 |
2,196,328 |
1,323,289 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
15,201 |
7,247 |
10,607 |
9,010 |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1,000) |
5,019,630 |
2,425,329 |
844,281 |
2,352,640 |
| Federal spending per capita, 2004 ($) |
16,820 |
15,741 |
3,969 |
15,892 |
Source: Fedstats (www.fedstats.gov)
Civilian labor force and unemployment rate statistics: NYS Dept. of Labor (www.labor.state.ny.us)
|