Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗city · New York
Rensselaer, NY
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Rensselaer
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Local statistics near Rensselaer →Community · ACS 2020–2024
Census population groups ↗Who lives here
Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.
White66.6%± 5.0 pp
Black or African American8.0%± 3.4 pp
Hispanic or Latino8.0%± 2.9 pp
Asian10.3%± 4.0 pp
American Indian or Alaska Native0.1%± 0.1 pp
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%± 0.2 pp
Two or more races6.6%± 2.8 pp
Another race0.5%± 0.7 pp
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Search every name in NY →Named communities around Rensselaer
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
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Rensselaer · NY
0.6 mi · source locationYarbrough Homes ↗
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1.3 mi · source locationAlbany ↗
Albany · NY
1.3 mi · source locationRosemont Park ↗
Rensselaer · NY
1.3 mi · source locationVan Allen Park ↗
Rensselaer · NY
1.4 mi · source locationLincoln Park Homes ↗
Albany · NY
1.4 mi · source locationClinton Park ↗
Rensselaer · NY
1.5 mi · source locationHampton Manor ↗
Rensselaer · NY
1.7 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Rensselaer’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY
676 EAST STREET
RENSSELAER, NY 12144
JOHN A. HOWE BRANCH
105 SCHUYLER STREET
ALBANY, NY 12202
ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
161 WASHINGTON AVENUE
ALBANY, NY 12210
ARBOR HILL/WEST HILL BRANCH
148 HENRY JOHNSON BOULEVARD
ALBANY, NY 12210
NORTH ALBANY BRANCH
616 NORTH PEARL STREET
ALBANY, NY 12204
DELAWARE BRANCH
331 DELAWARE AVENUE
ALBANY, NY 12209
EAST GREENBUSH COMMUNITY LIBRARY
10 COMMUNITY WAY
EAST GREENBUSH, NY 12061
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
4 NORTH LYONS AVENUE
MENANDS, NY 12204
PINE HILLS BRANCH
517 WESTERN AVE.
ALBANY, NY 12203
JOHN J. BACH BRANCH
455 NEW SCOTLAND AVENUE
ALBANY, NY 12208
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