Rensselaer County

Size: 665 square miles

Municipalities: 14 townships, 2 cities, 6 villages

Public School Districts: 17

Total Population

Rensselaer County: 155,300

Capital Region (Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga & Schenectady): 850,000

Median Age

Rensselaer County: 37.9

National: 36.4

Median Household Income

Rensselaer County: $53,016

Educational Attainment

Rensselaer County Education completed population 25 years and over:

Associate degree 11.4 %

Bachelor's degree or higher 25.4 %

Residential Real Estate

Rensselaer County - Median Sales Price of Single Family Homes: $163,475
(Source: New York State Association of Realtors)

Mean Travel Time to Work

23 minutes

Industry Employment

Rensselaer County Only

Total Employed Civilian Population 16 Years & Over: 79,948

Industry

• Educational, health and social services: 20,154 / 25.5%
• Public administration: 8,262 / 10.4%
• Retail trade: 9,319 / 11.7%
• Manufacturing: 6,292 / 7.9%
• Professional, scientific, mgmt, administrative, waste management: 7,260 / 9.2%
• Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5,289 / 6.7%
• Construction: 5,291 / 6.7%
• Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, food, services: 5,995 / 7.6%
• Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 3,341 / 4.2%
• Other services (except public admin.): 3,084 / 3.9%
• Information: 2,168 / 2.7%
• Wholesale trade: 2,218 / 2.8%
• Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining: 503 / 0.6%
  (Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey)

Climate:

Average Annual Rainfall: 38.6 inches

Average Annual Snowfall: 62.7 inches

Four Seasons Average Temperature:

• January: High 31 / Low 13 / Average temp. 22
• April: High 57 / Low 36 / Average temp. 46.5
• July: High 82 / Low 60 / Average temp. 71
• September: High 71 / Low 50 / Average temp. 60.5
  (Source: WNYT-NewsChannel 13)

Major Employers of Rensselaer County (2008-09)*

Amtrak
Averill Park School District
Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO)
East Greenbush Central School District
Emma Willard School
Environmental Service Systems, Inc.
Express Scripts
GolbalSpec
Hannaford Supermarkets
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
Hoosick Falls School District
Hudson Valley Community College
Integrated Book Technology
LaCorte Companies
MetLife Information Systems Center
New York Independent System Operator
Northeast Health
Pioneer Bank
Pitney Bowes Business Insight
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
RCG BOCES / Questar III
Rensselaer City School District
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rifenburg Construction, Inc.
Rose & Kiernan
The Sage Colleges
Seton Health System
State of New York
Taconic
Troy City School District
Unity House of Troy, Inc.
U.W. Warx
Vanderheyden Hall, Inc.
ValueOptions
Wal-Mart

*Listed in alphabetical order