Ancestry in the Town of Poestenkill, Rensselaer County, New York (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Rensselaer County and the Town of Poestenkill
Town of Poestenkill
Rensselaer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountIrishUnclassified1ItalianGermanEnglishFrenchOther2PolishFrench CanadianScottishAmericanDutchUkrainianEstonianEuropeanCzechEastern EuropeanScandinavianScotch-IrishLithuanian24.922805%25.825993%24.922805%24.9%1,13021.724746%15.590870%21.724746%21.7%98518.262020%15.918454%18.262020%18.3%82818.217909%17.530117%18.217909%18.2%82615.130128%10.100088%15.130128%15.1%6869.682400%7.982045%9.682400%9.7%4395.955007%17.821442%5.955007%6.0%2705.469784%6.578561%5.469784%5.5%2484.300838%2.953257%4.300838%4.3%1953.528893%1.975506%3.528893%3.5%1602.734892%3.433380%2.734892%2.7%1241.896780%3.789721%1.896780%1.9%861.764446%1.196557%1.764446%1.8%801.543891%0.063141%1.543891%1.5%701.389502%0.722685%1.389502%1.4%631.301279%0.313830%1.301279%1.3%590.705779%0.159416%0.705779%0.7%320.661667%0.100026%0.661667%0.7%300.639612%0.674548%0.639612%0.6%290.551390%0.414481%0.551390%0.6%25
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Rensselaer County and the Town of Poestenkill
Town of Poestenkill
Rensselaer County
0%20%40%60%Count%Puerto RicanMexican75.384615%47.424116%75.384615%75.4%491.081%1.08%24.615385%15.984405%24.615385%24.6%160.353%0.35%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Albany Area

There are 72 county subdivisions in the Albany Area. This section compares the Town of Poestenkill to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Albany Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poestenkill. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,613.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#3

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Poestenkill, selected other county subdivisions in the Albany Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poestenkill
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of GalwayGalwayTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of SchaghticokeSchaghticokeTown of WiltonWiltonTown of Green IslandGrn IsRensselaerTown of East GreenbushE GreenbushMechanicvilleWatervlietTown of HoosickHoosickTown of SaratogaSaratogaTown of BethlehemBethlehemTown of WaterfordWaterfordTown of PittstownPittstownTown of StillwaterStillwaterTown of NassauNassauTown of BallstonBallstonTown of North GreenbushN GreenbushSaratoga SpringsSaratoga SpgsRensselaer CountyRensselaerTown of DuanesburgDuanesburgTown of GreenfieldGreenfieldTown of ColonieColonieTown of CobleskillCobleskill052201Tract 052201Town of PoestenkillPoestenkillTown of New ScotlandNew ScotlandTown of MaltaTown of GlenvilleGlenvilleTown of Clifton ParkClifton PkTown of Sand LakeSand LkCohoesTown of MiddleburghMiddleburghTown of GuilderlandGuilderlandTown of RotterdamRotterdamTown of WesterloWesterloTown of StephentownStephentownTown of MoreauMoreauAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTown of MiltonMiltonTroyTown of SchodackSchodackTown of NorthumberlandNorthumberlandTown of HalfmoonHalfmoonTown of KnoxTown of BerneTown of CharltonCharltonTown of CoeymansCoeymansTown of NiskayunaNiskayunaTown of SchoharieSchoharieAlbanyNortheastMiddle AtlanticTown of CorinthCorinthNew YorkSchenectadyUnited States of AmericaUnited States33.578501%33.578501%33.6%1,187133.179724%33.179724%33.2%4,104232.503908%32.503908%32.5%2,495331.279649%31.279649%31.3%5,209431.266743%31.266743%31.3%817529.422364%29.422364%29.4%2,776629.358523%29.358523%29.4%4,833728.903076%28.903076%28.9%1,494828.754776%28.754776%28.8%2,935927.700831%27.700831%27.7%1,9001027.383260%27.383260%27.4%1,5541127.309920%27.309920%27.3%9,4791227.080613%27.080613%27.1%2,2811326.973569%26.973569%27.0%1,5411426.623992%26.623992%26.6%2,2461526.620948%26.620948%26.6%1,2811626.116308%26.116308%26.1%2,7081726.096618%26.096618%26.1%3,1711826.013772%26.013772%26.0%7,1401925.825993%25.825993%25.8%41,31141.3k25.659435%25.659435%25.7%1,6442025.527535%25.527535%25.5%1,9842124.987635%24.987635%25.0%20,71320.7k2224.953704%24.953704%25.0%1,6172324.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,1302424.880110%24.880110%24.9%2,1792524.485746%24.485746%24.5%3,7022624.391319%24.391319%24.4%7,1932723.902057%23.902057%23.9%8,8442823.417722%23.417722%23.4%1,9982923.380659%23.380659%23.4%3,8373023.288051%23.288051%23.3%8403122.956882%22.956882%23.0%8,1943222.676326%22.676326%22.7%6,6363322.531047%22.531047%22.5%7623422.494817%22.494817%22.5%6513522.485324%22.485324%22.5%3,4093622.413285%22.413285%22.4%197,078197k22.386094%22.386094%22.4%4,2503722.214871%22.214871%22.2%11,08111.1k3821.285508%21.285508%21.3%2,7953921.141526%21.141526%21.1%1,0894020.780395%20.780395%20.8%4,8254119.898330%19.898330%19.9%5484219.893617%19.893617%19.9%5614318.727577%18.727577%18.7%7834418.562955%18.562955%18.6%1,3774516.711007%16.711007%16.7%3,7064615.846104%15.846104%15.8%4864715.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k4815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M13.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.861004%11.861004%11.9%7684911.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.694176%11.694176%11.7%7,6665010.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Poestenkill to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poestenkill. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Poestenkill, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poestenkill
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of OrangetownOrangetownRensselaer CountyRensselaerTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of ColonieColonie052201Tract 052201Town of PoestenkillPoestenkillTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of West SenecaW SenecaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTroyTown of PerintonPerintonTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of TonawandaTonawandaBinghamtonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of WebsterWebsterTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of UnionTown of LancasterLancasterTown of AmherstAmherstTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitAlbanyNortheastSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaMiddle AtlanticTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloTown of HenriettaHenriettaStaten IslandNiagara FallsNew YorkSchenectadyYonkersUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadUticaRochesterTown of MonroeMonroeWhite PlainsNew RochelleTown of RyeManhattanTown of RamapoRamapoQueensMount VernonBrooklynBronx31.021425%31.021425%31.0%15,56515.6k125.825993%25.825993%25.8%41,31141.3k25.710301%25.710301%25.7%15,30215.3k225.623986%25.623986%25.6%14,84514.8k324.987635%24.987635%25.0%20,71320.7k424.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k524.709605%24.709605%24.7%11,16811.2k622.413285%22.413285%22.4%197,078197k22.214871%22.214871%22.2%11,08111.1k721.595155%21.595155%21.6%10,05610.1k821.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k920.307053%20.307053%20.3%14,85414.9k1019.249303%19.249303%19.2%8,9081119.095265%19.095265%19.1%8,1301219.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k1318.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k1418.614463%18.614463%18.6%8,2061518.204937%18.204937%18.2%10,52310.5k1618.184062%18.184062%18.2%8,1051717.853321%17.853321%17.9%15,51415.5k1817.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k1917.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k2016.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k2116.144317%16.144317%16.1%8,9272216.138092%16.138092%16.1%6,8952315.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k2415.766059%15.766059%15.8%7,0172515.680063%15.680063%15.7%8,0182615.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k2715.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k2814.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k2913.843888%13.843888%13.8%12,12612.1k3013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M12.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k3112.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k3212.340973%12.340973%12.3%5,3743312.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k3411.915413%11.915413%11.9%5,8603511.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.694176%11.694176%11.7%7,6663610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k3710.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k389.524431%9.524431%9.5%5,842398.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k408.804289%8.804289%8.8%3,728418.512732%8.512732%8.5%4,931427.558733%7.558733%7.6%5,994437.284257%7.284257%7.3%3,400446.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k454.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070463.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k473.399446%3.399446%3.4%2,319483.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k492.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Poestenkill to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poestenkill. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Poestenkill, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poestenkill
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivRensselaer CountyRensselaer052201Tract 052201Town of PoestenkillPoestenkillTown of SmithtownSmithtownAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnMiddle AtlanticBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandNew YorkPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k225.825993%25.825993%25.8%41,31141.3k24.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k322.413285%22.413285%22.4%197,078197k21.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k419.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k618.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k717.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Poestenkill to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poestenkill. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Poestenkill, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Poestenkill
0%10%20%Count#Rensselaer CountyRensselaer052201Tract 052201Town of PoestenkillPoestenkillAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonMiddle AtlanticNew YorkTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami25.825993%25.825993%25.8%41,31141.3k24.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13024.922805%24.922805%24.9%1,13022.413285%22.413285%22.4%197,078197k15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k213.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M11.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Poestenkill. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
New York
County:
Rensselaer
Metro Area:
Albany Area
Unincorporated Place:
Poestenkill
ZIP Codes:
12018, 12138, 12140, 12180, 12196, 12198
Unified School Districts:
Averill Park, Berlin, Brunswick (Brittonkill)
Congressional District:
NY-19
State Senate District:
NY-43
Assembly District:
NY-107
Neighboring Towns:
Berlin, Brunswick, Grafton, North Greenbush, Sand Lake
Nearby Towns:
East Greenbush, Green Island, Nassau, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Waterford