A lot of people in Schenectady take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Schenectady, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
The citizens of Schenectady are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.82% of adults in Schenectady having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Schenectady in 2018 was $27,363, 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 $109,452 for a family of four. However, Schenectady contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Schenectady is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schenectady home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schenectady residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schenectady also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schenectady include Irish, Italian, German, French, and English.
Schenectady also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.79%.
The most common language spoken in Schenectady is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
