Rensselaer is home to 9,287 people in New York. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 2,921 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $208,900. 1,526 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,080, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rensselaer
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$181,925 → $208,900(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
White share93.2% → 66.6%(−26.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants49.9% → 43.3%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.1%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.2%(213)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 354 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rensselaer, decade by decade
Rensselaer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,255
$61,751
$181,925
11.3%
16.1
2000
7,761
$63,266
$151,744
15.4%
27.7
2010
9,392
$65,340
$211,758
22.6%
47.3
2020
9,210
$68,295
$188,108
28.6%
65.1
2024
9,287
$70,080
$208,900
26.1%
66.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
