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New York · Census place 61148

Rensselaer city, NY

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Rensselaer city has 9,247 residents, ranking #217 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $66,046, the median home is worth $202,600 and median gross rent runs $1,180 a month.

Population
9,247Rensselaer city residents
Median household income
$66,046Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$202,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,180Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
44.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rensselaer city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rensselaer city median would spend about 21.4% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 44.9% 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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