Schenectady County is located in east-central New York. The County Seat is Schenectady and the largest city is Schenectady. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.schenectadycounty.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 155,735 and the 2010 census population was 154,725. The land area is 204.52 square miles and there are 756.6 persons per square mile.
80.4% of the population is White, 11.1% is Black or African American, 6.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 3.4% is two or more races. 90.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 29% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $166,500, there are 58,059 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household. The per capita income is $28,319, the median household income is $56,061, and 12.7% of the persons in Schenectady County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 11,967. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,664,349, and sales per capita were $11,074. The percentage of black-owned firms is 5%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 32.1%.
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| Schenectady County Home Page The home page for Schenectady County, NY. Find government officials, departments, contacts, community events, business resources, news, maps, voter information, and more. |
| Court Cases | Pending Civil Schenectady County Supreme Court pending Civil cases. Lookup court calendars and documents, or search by Justice, party, index number, or attorney. |
| Court of Claims Records Use this NY State Unified Court System service to search for Schenectady County Court of Claims records. |
| Property | Assessment Rolls Schenectady County real property assessment rolls for the City of Schenectady, and the towns of Duanesburg, Glenville, Niskayuna, Princetown, and Rotterdam. |
| Property | City of Schenectady City of Schenectady property tax and assessment searches. |
| Property | City of Schenectady Assessment Roll Final Assessment Roll for the City of Schenectady. |
| Property | County Assessment-GIS-Tax Schenectady County property tax and assessment records, search for parcels using the GIS map service, or download pdf images of tax maps. |
| Property | School District | Cairo-Durham CSD Cairo-Durham Central School District property tax records. |
| Property | School District | Schalmont CSD Schalmont Central School District Tax Collector tax bill search. |
| Property | Town of Duanesburg Property tax search for the Town of Duanesburg. |
| Property | Town of Glenville Town of Glenville Receiver of Taxes town, county, and school property tax search. |
| Property | Town of Niskayuna Town of Niskayuna Assessor Department Assessment Roll. |
| Property | Town of Rotterdam Assessor for the Town of Rotterdam property assessment search. |
| Property | Village of Scotia Online tax bill search and tax payment service for the Village of Scotia. |
| Recorded Documents Schenectady County Clerk mortgages, deeds, and other land records. |
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