Household Types in Rensselaer County, New York (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family245.569839%43.958145%45.569839%45.6%28,96129.0k11.958523%14.521206%11.958523%12.0%7,6004.495460%4.992481%4.495460%4.5%2,85729.946659%29.783351%29.946659%29.9%19,03219.0k8.029519%6.744817%8.029519%8.0%5,103
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New York and Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.553861%66.122774%64.553861%64.6%10,54110.5k26.847939%26.431941%26.847939%26.8%4,3848.598200%7.445285%8.598200%8.6%1,404

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children225.693516%27.094114%25.693516%25.7%16,32916.3k74.070461%72.562969%74.070461%74.1%47,07447.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New York and Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County
New York
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Other3Mixed3Hispanic5Black3-10.711297%-2.426778%-17.489540%-20.418410%-9.083888%-4.839216%-20.684329%-7.243337%-51.046025%51%48.953975%58.149231%48.953975%49%1,195-9.454188%-4.318182%-30.860773%-7.784538%-8.727054%-3.701308%-31.575081%-7.401629%-52.417681%52%47.582319%48.594928%47.582319%48%55,88055.9k-23.320896%-6.716418%-15.485075%-14.365672%-29.616010%-9.508392%-21.066356%-5.403157%-59.888060%60%40.111940%34.406085%40.111940%40%536-32.393085%-5.550500%-19.927207%-6.187443%-20.263113%-6.480295%-28.088872%-8.781821%-64.058235%64%35.941765%36.385899%35.941765%36%1,099-34.301413%-10.675039%-13.657771%-10.361068%-20.691957%-7.786456%-25.344604%-6.154482%-68.995290%69%31.004710%40.022501%31.004710%31%1,274-35.612216%-5.099468%-30.876996%-6.500420%-30.828454%-6.908334%-32.861005%-4.367692%-78.089101%78%21.910899%25.034515%21.910899%22%3,569
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Rensselaer County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
26%34%41%48%55%63%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.8%8.4%10.9%13.5%16.1%18.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%3.2%4.7%6.2%7.8%9.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19.5%23.4%27.2%31.1%34.9%38.8%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.1%5.0%6.9%8.8%10.7%12.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.6%21.1%24.4%27.8%31.2%34.6%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Rensselaer County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
8%20%32%43%54%66%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%11%17%24%31%38%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.5%3.3%5.9%8.6%11.3%14.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%27%34%42%50%59%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.0%6.0%11.0%15.9%20.9%25.9%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13%19%25%31%37%43%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Rensselaer County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
1%20%38%56%74%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%38%51%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%17%25%34%43%
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Household Types by Place in Rensselaer County

There are 14 places in Rensselaer County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Rensselaer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County, selected places in Rensselaer County, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%20%40%60%Count#W Sand LkWynantskillValley FallsE GreenbushNassauCastleton-on-HudsonEast NassauUnited StatesSchaghticokeNortheastMiddle AtlanticHampton ManorAlbany AreaRensselaerHoosick FallsNew YorkAverill ParkPoestenkillRensselaerTroy70.217166%70.217166%70%679166.163622%66.163622%66%833259.890110%59.890110%60%109357.947368%57.947368%58%1,101454.989384%54.989384%55%259551.792829%51.792829%52%260648.523207%48.523207%49%115748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.058824%47.058824%47%112847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.676501%45.676501%46%449945.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k45.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k44.444444%44.444444%44%5681043.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M42.179262%42.179262%42%2401136.321839%36.321839%36%1581233.463796%33.463796%33%1,3681326.818571%26.818571%27%5,32014
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Rensselaer County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Rensselaer County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Rensselaer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County, selected county subdivisions in Rensselaer County, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%20%40%60%Count#Sand LkPoestenkillSchaghticokeSchodackPittstownBrunswickBerlinStephentownN GreenbushPetersburghGraftonE GreenbushNassauHoosickUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticAlbany AreaRensselaerNew YorkRensselaerTroy62.279343%62.279343%62%2,011159.785842%59.785842%60%1,005259.554140%59.554140%60%1,683359.004452%59.004452%59%2,916458.433735%58.433735%58%1,261558.268934%58.268934%58%3,016657.162726%57.162726%57%411756.588521%56.588521%57%700855.009452%55.009452%55%2,619954.573643%54.573643%55%3521052.972399%52.972399%53%4991152.590521%52.590521%53%3,5731250.051440%50.051440%50%9731348.717949%48.717949%49%1,2541448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k45.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k43.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M33.463796%33.463796%33%1,3681526.818571%26.818571%27%5,32016
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Albany Area

There are 5 counties in the Albany Area. This section compares Rensselaer County to all of the counties in the Albany Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County, selected other counties in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SaratogaSchoharieUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticSchenectadyAlbany AreaRensselaerNew YorkAlbany52.738294%52.738294%53%47,93747.9k148.589671%48.589671%49%6,012248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.815690%45.815690%46%25,21125.2k345.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k45.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k443.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M40.039321%40.039321%40%49,69249.7k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in New York

There are 62 counties in New York. This section compares Rensselaer County to the 50 most populous counties in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 48,713.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County, selected other counties in New York, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamNassauRocklandSuffolkRichmondOrangeTiogaJeffersonSaratogaDutchessWestchesterGeneseeWayneMadisonWashingtonLivingstonOntarioOswegoOtsegoUnited StatesColumbiaChenangoHerkimerSteubenNortheastMiddle AtlanticUlsterCattaraugusSt. LawrenceFranklinClintonFultonWarrenCortlandSchenectadyChautauquaAlbany AreaRensselaerCayugaSullivanNiagaraChemungQueensNew YorkOneidaBroomeOnondagaMontgomeryMonroeErieTompkinsAlbanyKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k160.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k260.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k357.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k454.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k554.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k653.930474%53.930474%54%10,62710.6k753.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k852.738294%52.738294%53%47,93747.9k951.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1051.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1151.504722%51.504722%52%12,27112.3k1251.364283%51.364283%51%18,78718.8k1351.211669%51.211669%51%13,37713.4k1450.305906%50.305906%50%12,08712.1k1549.523062%49.523062%50%11,99312.0k1649.246265%49.246265%49%21,75721.8k1748.485917%48.485917%48%22,00022.0k1848.298568%48.298568%48%11,36911.4k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.839494%47.839494%48%12,10112.1k2047.628170%47.628170%48%9,4482147.463966%47.463966%47%12,18412.2k2247.373757%47.373757%47%19,15719.2k2347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k2446.393880%46.393880%46%14,61514.6k2546.298172%46.298172%46%19,19819.2k2646.282191%46.282191%46%8,9322746.246208%46.246208%46%14,63614.6k2846.129176%46.129176%46%10,35610.4k2946.114163%46.114163%46%12,42512.4k3046.049878%46.049878%46%8,1433145.815690%45.815690%46%25,21125.2k3245.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3345.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k45.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k3445.442830%45.442830%45%14,10514.1k3545.424358%45.424358%45%12,72212.7k3645.335357%45.335357%45%39,73139.7k3745.271878%45.271878%45%15,79415.8k3844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k3943.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.885442%43.885442%44%39,61139.6k4043.531713%43.531713%44%34,27634.3k4143.155333%43.155333%43%79,80579.8k4242.830092%42.830092%43%8,3694342.231650%42.231650%42%126,817127k4441.783649%41.783649%42%159,957160k4540.753613%40.753613%41%15,59615.6k4640.039321%40.039321%40%49,69249.7k4737.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Rensselaer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rensselaer County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachAlbany AreaBexarRensselaerSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinNew YorkHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k45.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.569839%45.569839%46%28,96129.0k45.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.958145%43.958145%44%3,194,0813.19M43.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Rensselaer County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Troy
Cities:
Rensselaer, Troy
Towns:
Berlin, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, North Greenbush, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack, Stephentown
Unincorporated Places:
Averill Park, East Greenbush, Hampton Manor, Poestenkill, West Sand Lake, Wynantskill
Villages:
Castleton-on-Hudson, East Nassau, Hoosick Falls, Nassau, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls
ZIP Codes:
12018, 12022, 12028, 12033, 12040, 12052, 12057, 12061, 12062, 12063, 12089, 12090, 12094, 12118, 12121, 12123, 12138, 12140, 12144, 12153, 12154, 12156, 12168, 12169, 12180, 12182, 12184, 12185, 12196, 12198
Unified School Districts:
Averill Park, Berlin, Brunswick (Brittonkill), Cambridge, East Greenbush, Hoosic Valley, Hoosick Falls, Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane), Lansingburgh, Mechanicville, New Lebanon, North Greenbush Common (Williams), Rensselaer, Schodack, Stillwater, Troy, Wynantskill
Congressional Districts:
NY-19, NY-20
State Senate Districts:
NY-43, NY-44
Assembly Districts:
NY-107, NY-108
Neighboring Counties:
Albany, Bennington, Berkshire, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Hampden, Hampshire, Schenectady, Warren, Windham