Language Spoken At Home in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,843 | 100% |
English only | 8,356 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 487 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 233 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 126 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 187 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 174 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,378 | 100% |
American | 521 | 5.6% |
Arab | 19 | 0.2% |
Czech | 22 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 990 | 10.6% |
English | 995 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 513 | 5.5% |
French Canadian | 313 | 3.3% |
German | 1,751 | 18.7% |
Greek | 31 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 46 | 0.5% |
Irish | 2,749 | 29.3% |
Italian | 1,744 | 18.6% |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.2% |
Polish | 489 | 5.2% |
Portuguese | 124 | 1.3% |
Russian | 110 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 163 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 14 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 48 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 44 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 130 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,233 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,217 | 52.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 806 | 19.0% |
Married-couple family | 1,322 | 31.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 385 | 9.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 228 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 95 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 667 | 15.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 326 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,016 | 47.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,577 | 37.3% |
65 years and over | 532 | 12.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,001 | 23.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 933 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,354 | 100% |
Householder | 4,233 | 45.3% |
Spouse | 1,291 | 13.8% |
Child | 2,273 | 24.3% |
Other relatives | 645 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 912 | 9.7% |
Unmarried partner | 572 | 6.1% |
Marital Status in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,880 | 100% |
Never married | 1,675 | 43.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,365 | 35.2% |
Separated | 131 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 199 | 5.1% |
Divorced | 510 | 13.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,997 | 100% |
Never married | 1,464 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,348 | 33.7% |
Separated | 122 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 459 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 604 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 171 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 67 | 39.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 252 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 93 | 36.9% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 11.5% |
5 or more years | 64 | 25.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 93 | 100% |
Who are female | 66 | 71.0% |
Who are married | 73 | 78.5% |
School Enrollment in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,832 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 164 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 115 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 793 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 290 | 15.8% |
College or graduate school | 470 | 25.7% |
Educational Attainment in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,847 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 336 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 651 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,209 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,436 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 611 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 961 | 14.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 643 | 9.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.4% |
Veteran Status in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,640 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 839 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,378 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,533 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 1,738 | 100% |
With a disability | 79 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 6,469 | 100% |
With a disability | 825 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 1,171 | 100% |
With a disability | 629 | 53.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,200 | 100% |
Same house | 7,485 | 81.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,693 | 18.4% |
Same county | 701 | 7.6% |
Different county | 992 | 10.8% |
Same state | 677 | 7.4% |
Different state | 315 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 22 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,378 | 100% |
Native | 8,977 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 8,905 | 95.0% |
State of residence | 7,802 | 83.2% |
Different state | 1,103 | 11.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 72 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 401 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 401 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 192 | 47.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 209 | 52.1% |
Year of Entry in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 473 | 100% |
Native | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 401 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 393 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rensselaer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 401 | 100% |
Europe | 159 | 39.7% |
Asia | 137 | 34.2% |
Africa | 14 | 3.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 91 | 22.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |