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New York · Census place 16749

Cohoes city, NY

Quick answer

Cohoes city has 18,043 residents, ranking #103 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $62,111, the median home is worth $209,400 and median gross rent runs $1,179 a month.

Population
18,043Cohoes city residents
Median household income
$62,111Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$209,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,179Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
41.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cohoes city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cohoes city median would spend about 22.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.3% of residents and 41.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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