Zip Code 12304 - Schenectady, NY

  Neighborhood DetailsUSACounty12304
  Residents per sq. mi.93.4426.83,412.0
  Change 2000-current year15.7%6.0%10.9%
  Change 1990-current year30.9%12.1%10.8%
  Male percent49.5%48.8%50.9%
  Female percent50.5%51.2%49.1%
  Median Age38.439.243.2
  Households116,211,0007,255,5308,227
  Average household size2.632.622.65
  Current Population329,725,48120,114,74523,263
  Population - 2000285,036,11418,976,45720,969
  Population - 1990251,960,43317,945,40921,004

  Marriage - Zip Code 12304

  Family Type - Zip Code 12304
  Neighborhood DetailsUSACounty12304
  Unemployment rate6.00%8.50%8.60%
  Recent job growth-6.18%-8.56%-3.56%
  Sales tax7.300%8.496%8.000%
  Income tax4.60%6.45%6.45%
  Property tax$11.78$16.77$31.69
  Income - median household$69,021$75,157$55,725
  Income - average per cap$37,638$43,208$30,427
  Cost of living (100=avg)100.0120.584.3
  Commute time (min)26.433.022.5
  Health cost index100.00100.7889.65

  Income by Population Percent

  Population by Age
  Neighborhood DetailsUSACounty12304
  Homes - owned56.3%47.9%51.9%
  Homes - rented31.2%41.1%33.9%
  Homes - vacant12.5%11.0%14.2%
  Median Home Value$338,100$413,600$183,900
  Home apprec (12 mon.)8.3%8.6%11.3%
  Home median age (yrs)406167
  Average Rent - 2br$1,430$1,960$1,220

  Owner-Occupied Housing By Value
  Neighborhood DetailsUSACounty12304
  School expenditures per pupil$12,383$23,054$18,132
  School pupil/teacher ratio16.813.913.9
  Students per librarian538.1516.1871.8
  Students per counselor403.2367.6430.7
  Physicians per 100K pop.209.8263.5245.1
  Crime risk - personal22.721.143.2
  Crime risk - property35.424.547.7
  Voting - Democrat0.48%0.59%0.50%
  Voting - Republican0.46%0.37%0.43%
  Voting - Independent0.06%0.04%0.07%

  Educational Attainment

  Occupations

  Neighborhood DetailsUSACounty12304
  Sunny days per year205165180
  Air Quality Index58.44762
  Watershed quality index556479
  Superfund site index86.99.993.8
  Comfort index7.899.2
  UV Index4.33.33.3
  Elevation (feet)2,443940390
  January low temp (deg.)21.715.813.8
  July high temp (deg.)85.881.283.0
  Annual rainfall (inches)38.143.540.2
  Annual snowfall (inches)27.862.259.8
  Annual Days with precip106139137

  Average Commute (minutes)

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  Housing by Year Built