Schenectady is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 68,809 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Schenectady is the 13th largest community in New York. Schenectady has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities, Schenectady isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Schenectady are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Schenectady is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Schenectady who work in office and administrative support (13.03%), sales jobs (7.59%), and healthcare suport services (6.75%). Also of interest is that Schenectady has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Many people in Schenectady take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Schenectady citizens for affordable transportation.The education level of Schenectady citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.60% of adults in Schenectady have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Schenectady in 2022 was $30,778, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,112 for a family of four. However, Schenectady contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Schenectady is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schenectady home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schenectady residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schenectady also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schenectady include Italian, Irish, German, Guyanese, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Schenectady's cultural character, accounting for 15.58% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Schenectady is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
