With 483 people, Rensselaer Falls is a city in New York. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $87,100. 146 more people live here than in 2000. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of people here.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,109, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rensselaer Falls
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.1% → 40.0%(+32.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.1% → 93.0%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.9% → 86.3%(+10.4 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 11 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 Falls, decade by decade
Rensselaer Falls 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
369
$62,728
$61,442
7.1%
4.7
2000
337
$55,409
$83,250
14.0%
9.4
2010
332
$106,095
$112,352
28.2%
13.8
2020
361
$76,441
$93,327
28.0%
29.6
2024
483
$82,109
$87,100
40.0%
16.7
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.
