Rensselaer County is located in east-central New York. The County Seat is Troy and the largest city is Troy. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.rensco.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 159,774 and the 2010 census population was 159,427. The land area is 652.43 square miles and there are 244.4 persons per square mile.
87.9% of the population is White, 7.2% is Black or African American, 4.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.3% is two or more races. 90.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 28.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $178,200, there are 64,242 households, an average of 2.39 persons per household. The per capita income is $29,987, the median household income is $59,432, and 13.2% of the persons in Rensselaer County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 10,659. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,384,387, and sales per capita were $8,915. The percentage of black-owned firms is 2.7%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.5%.
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| Rensselaer County Online Access Visit this Rensselaer County, NY official access page to find government information, including departments, contacts, FAQs, GIS maps, events, services, travel tips, business resources, and more. |
| Cemeteries Browse these RootsWeb databases for burials in Rensselaer County cemeteries. |
| Court of Claims Records Use this NY State Unified Court System service to search for Rensselaer County Court of Claims records. |
| Court Records | Civil Pending Rensselaer County Supreme Court civil cases. View court calendars and documents, or search by party, index number, attorney, or Justice. |
| Property | Assessment Rolls Rensselaer County Assessment Rolls for the city of Rensselaer, and the towns of Berlin, Brunswick, East Greenbush, Grafton, Hoosick, Nassau, North Greenbush, Petersburgh, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack, Stephentown, and Troy. |
| Property | City of Rensselaer Assessment Roll City of Rensselaer Assessment Roll in pdf format. |
| Property | School District | Averill Park, Brunswick, Hoosic Valley, Ichabod Crane CSDs Property tax record searches for Averill Park, Brunswick (Brittonkill), Hoosic Valley, and Ichabod Crane Central School Districts. |
| Property | School District | Berlin CSD Berlin Central School District tax collector property search. |
| Property | School District | East Greenbush CSD East Greenbush Central School District Tax Collector property tax records. |
| Property | School District | Schodack CSD Schodack Central School District Receiver of Taxes property search and online tax payments. |
| Property | Town of East Greenbush Tax Records Town of East Greenbush Receiver of Taxes property tax records and online payments. |
| Property | Town of Hoosick Town of Hoosick Tax Collector property records. |
| Property | Town of Sand Lake Tax Records Town of Sand Lake Receiver of Taxes property tax search and payment system. |
| Property | Town of Schodack Tax Records Online property tax search and tax payment service from the Town of Schodack Receiver of Taxes. |
| Property | Village of Hoosick Falls Village of Hoosick Falls property tax records. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Rensselaer County Clerk land records. Fees and registration required. |
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