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Rensselaer, NY
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Rensselaer profile


Living in Rensselaer



Rensselaer is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,248 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Rensselaer is the 198th largest community in New York. Rensselaer has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

In terms of college education, Rensselaer is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.83% of adults in Rensselaer have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rensselaer in 2018 was $39,895, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,580 for a family of four. However, Rensselaer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rensselaer is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rensselaer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rensselaer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rensselaer include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

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