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Population (year 2000): 7,761. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,859 (+1.3% change)
Males: 3,693 (47.6%), Females: 4,068 (52.4%)
Rensselaer County
Zip code:
12144
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $34,730 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,700 (year 2000)
Races in Rensselaer:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
- Black (7.1%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.9%), German (17.4%),
Italian (16.5%), English (9.6%), French (7.8%), Dutch (4.7%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rensselaer
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rensselaer city
- Never married: 30.6%
- Now married: 46.1%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 11.3%
4.3% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 0.8%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -736 (-8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rensselaer:
- ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALBANY, NY)
- ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALBANY, NY)
- ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALBANY, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rensselaer:
- ALBANY INTL (about 8 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 72 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rensselaer:
- SOUTH ALBANY (about 10 miles; SOUTH BETHLEHEM, NY;
ID: 4B0)
- RENSSELAER COUNTY (about 12 miles; TROY, NY; ID:
5B7)
- BURRELLO-MECHANICVILLE (about 17 miles;
MECHANICVILLE, NY; ID: K27)
Amtrak station:
ALBANY-RENSSELAER (555 EAST ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rensselaer:
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 3,001)
- EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT
enrollment: 7,096)
- THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 7 miles; ALBANY,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 8 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- SUNY AT ALBANY (about 8 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT
enrollment: 14,168)
- UNION COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,315)
Public high school in Rensselaer:
- RENSSELAER HS (Students: 293; Location: 555
BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rensselaer:
- VAN RENSSELAER ES (Students: 520; Location:
199 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- RED MILL SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: 225
MCCULLOUGH PL; Grades: KG - 05)
- RENSSELAER MS (Students: 284; Location: 555
BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Location: 476 NORTH GREENBUSH R; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle schools in Rensselaer:
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ALBANY (Students: 164;
Location: 50 HERRICKS ST PO BOX 245; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 163
COLUMBIA TURNPIKE; Grades: KG - 8)
- SS JOSEPH AND JOHN SCHOOL (Students: 148;
Location: 1641 THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Rensselaer:
- RENSSELAER CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$105,619; Location: 810 BROADWAY; 18,896 books; 1,000
audio materials; 50 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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