Schenectady is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 61,908 people and 36 constituent neighborhoods, Schenectady is the 14th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Schenectady was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Schenectady is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Schenectady is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Schenectady who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.82%), sales jobs (10.12%), and food service (7.07%).

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Schenectady use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Schenectady's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Schenectady Information and Demographics

The citizens of Schenectady are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.99% of adults in Schenectady having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Schenectady in 2000 was $17,076, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,304 for a family of four.

Schenectady is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schenectady home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Schenectady is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Schenectady include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Schenectady is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.