Schenectady City, New York Census 2020 Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 51.93K voting-age population of Schenectady City, NY residents comprised of 5.61K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.80%), and 46.32K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.20%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 26.74K (51.49%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 10.17K (19.59%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 5.67K (10.92%). The smallest racial group in Schenectady City, NY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 72 (0.14%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 25.70K (49.48%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 9.57K (18.42%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Schenectady City, NY, with a voting-age population of 4.11K (7.91%). The smallest ethnic group in Schenectady City, NY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 8 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the voting-age population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Schenectady City, New York from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in New York and also for the state of New York.

Schenectady City, NY Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Schenectady City, NY Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Schenectady City, NY Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Schenectady City, NY Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of City or Place Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 10171 19.59
White Alone 26737 51.49
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 726 1.40
Asian Alone 3366 6.48
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 72 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 5184 9.98
Two Or More Races 5672 10.92
Schenectady City, NY Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of City or Place Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 25696 49.48
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 9565 18.42
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 4105 7.91
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 3322 6.40
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2949 5.68
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2235 4.30
Hispanic - Two or More Races 1567 3.02
Hispanic - White Alone 1041 2.01
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 619 1.19
Hispanic - Black Alone 606 1.17
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 107 0.21
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 64 0.12
Hispanic - Asian Alone 44 0.09
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 8 0.02