Housing units in Schenectady, NY
Housing units in Schenectady, NY was 31,417 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 90 cities in 2024.
Housing units in Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,417 |
| 2023 | 31,342 |
| 2022 | 31,979 |
| 2021 | 31,835 |
Compared with New York and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Schenectady, NY | 31,417 |
| New York | 8,585,241 |
| United States | 143,775,355 |
Rankings
Definition
All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Housing units, Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/schenectady-ny. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Housing units, Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/schenectady-ny.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/schenectady-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_housing_units_schenectady_ny_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Housing units, Schenectady, NY, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/schenectady-ny. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units in Schenectady, NY?
Housing units in Schenectady, NY was 31,417 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 90 cities in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest housing units in Schenectady, NY?
31,979 in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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Related statistics for Schenectady, NY
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- Gini index
- Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)
- High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over
- School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
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