Capital Region age distribution
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The Census Bureau reported today that the median age of people in New York State is 38. (That is, half the people here are older than that, half are younger.) That's up from 35.9 in the 2000 Census.
Here are the median ages for the four core counties of the Capital Region (and medians from a decade ago):
Albany: 38.5 (36.8)
Rensselaer: 39.2 (36.7)
Saratoga 40.8 (36.9)
Schenectady: 39.8 (38.6)
The graph above is the age distribution for the Capital Region.
After the jump: the median ages for a handful of Capital Region cities and towns. Also: everyone's favorite game -- can you guess the local municipality by its age distribution?
Median ages for cities and towns
Albany: 30.3
Colonie: 42.6
Schenectady: 33.4
Niskayuna 44.2
Troy: 30.2
East Greenbush: 41.9
Saratoga Springs: 39.8
Clifton Park: 42.1
Guess the municipality by its age distribution
The selections are from the group mentioned above. Highlight the space after the asterisks to see the answer.
***Saratoga Springs
***Colonie
***Schenectady
***Albany
Bonus graph
The age distribution for New York State:
Earlier on AOA: Capital Region 2010 census population totals
data: US Census Bureau
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Comments
Failed that quiz! I should have been tipped off by the 20-24 yr old spikes in the college cities!
... said Chrissy on May 12, 2011 at 4:22 PM | link
You guys are such nerds. I love it.
... said El Gucks on May 12, 2011 at 5:21 PM | link
Apparently all of these people are the hipster-yuppies warned about.
irisira : "Most of Albany in general is made up of a hipster-yuppie demographic"
http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2011/03/29/aoa-birthday-party-3-photos#comment-115309
... said Scumbag on May 12, 2011 at 5:26 PM | link
I would like to know what software you use to make such nice-looking charts. Please let me know.
... said Robert on May 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM | link
@Robert: Google Docs.
... said Greg on May 12, 2011 at 6:06 PM | link