Rensselaer County Information
Rensselaer in
New York occupies
665 square miles and has a 2006 population of
155,292, a change from a 2000 population of
152,538 and
154,429 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
488 acts of violent crime reported in
Rensselaer in 2004, a change from
478 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,380 people:
4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.6%.
Read more about
Rensselaer, New York in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rensselaer | |
| State | New York | |
| Land Area | 665 sq. miles | Ranked 1,523 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 155,292 | Ranked 375 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 154,601 | |
| Population 2000 | 152,538 | Ranked 349 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 154,429 | Ranked 301 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.9% | |
| African American | 5.6% | |
| Asian American | 2.2% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 488 | 478 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 48 | |
| Robberies | 113 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 325 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,830 | 4,396 |
| Burglaries | 975 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,584 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 271 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 84,392 | 80,998 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,380 | 2,923 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4% | 3.6% |
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