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Population (year 2000): 61,821. Estimated
population in July 2005: 61,280 (-0.9% change)
Males: 29,539 (47.8%), Females: 32,282 (52.2%)
Schenectady County
Zip codes:
12302,
12303,
12304,
12305,
12306,
12307,
12308,
12309.
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $29,378 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,200 (year 2000)
Races in Schenectady:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
- Black (14.8%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (19.7%), Irish (15.8%),
German (12.2%), Polish (9.0%), English (7.4%), French (6.0%).
Land area: 10.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Schenectady
- High school or higher: 77.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Schenectady city
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.9%
6.5% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 1.6% Latin
America, 1.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,799 (-5.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Schenectady:
- BELLEVUE MATERNITY HOSPITAL INC (2210 TROY
RD)
- ELLIS HOSPITAL (1101 NOTT ST)
- ST CLARES HOSPITAL (600 MCCLELLAN ST)
- SUNNYVIEW HOSP REHAB CTR (1270 BELMONT AVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Schenectady:
- ALBANY INTL (about 11 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 82 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Schenectady:
- WELLS (about 3 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; ID: 94D)
- SCHENECTADY COUNTY (about 4 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY;
ID: SCH)
- MOHAWK VALLEY (about 8 miles; SCOTIA, NY; ID: K13)
Amtrak station:
SCHENECTADY (332 ERIE BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Schenectady:
- SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 2,316; Location: WASHINGTON AVE;
Public)
- UNION COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,315;
Location: 807 UNION ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.union.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- MODERN WELDING SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 31;
Location: 1842 STATE ST; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.modernwelding.com)
- ELLIS HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 29; Location: 1101 NOTT ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.ehson.org)
- SPENCER BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
(Location: 200 STATE ST; Private, for-profit)
- MID-AMERICA BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
(Location: 2810 CURRY RD; Private, not-for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- EUROPA SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 1333
STATE ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Schenectady:
- SUNY AT ALBANY (about 10 miles; ALBANY, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 14,168)
- EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT
enrollment: 7,096)
- THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 12 miles; ALBANY,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,001)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 19 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
Public high schools in Schenectady:
- SCHENECTADY HS (Students: 2,577; Location:
1445 THE PLZ; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NISKAYUNA HS (Students: 1,419; Location: 1626
BALLTOWN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MOHONASEN SHS (Students: 1,099; Location:
2072 CURRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SCHALMONT HS (Students: 789; Location: ONE
SABRE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Schenectady:
- NOTRE DAME BISHOP GIBBONS SCHO (Students:
395; Location: 2600 ALBANY ST; Grades: 6 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Schenectady:
- DRAPER MS (Students: 870; Location: 2070
CURRY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MONT PLEASANT MS (Students: 832; Location:
1121 FOREST RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PINEWOOD ES (Students: 750; Location: 901
KINGS RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- CENTRAL PARK MS (Students: 725; Location: 421
ELM ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ONEIDA MS (Students: 702; Location: 1629
ONEIDA ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON ES (Students: 665; Location: 100
PRINCETOWN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- HERMAN L. BRADT ES (Students: 621; Location:
2719 HAMBURG ST; Grades: KG - 02)
- SCHALMONT MS (Students: 573; Location: 2
SABRE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- IROQUOIS MS (Students: 564; Location: 2495
ROSENDALE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VAN ANTWERP MS (Students: 487; Location: 2253
STORY AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Schenectady:
- BROWN SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 150
CORLAER AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST HELENS SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location:
1801 UNION STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 267;
Location: 806 UNION STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST LUKES SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location:
1252 ALBANY STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST MADELEINE SOPHIE SCHOOL (Students: 175;
Location: 3510 CARMAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 145;
Location: 520 BRADT STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 123;
Location: 16 VAN ZANDT STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST ANTHONYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 117;
Location: 1840 VAN VRANKEN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
- NORTHEAST PARENT CHILD SOCIETY (Students:
115; Location: 122 PARK AVE; Grades: 7 - 11)
- OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL (Students: 109;
Location: 1274 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Schenectady:
- SCHENECTADY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $4,376,393; Location: 99 CLINTON STREET; 547,883
books; 28,713 audio materials; 13,730 video materials;
1,768 serial subscriptions)
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