Amsterdam, NY Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 9,338

Median Age: 37.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $777.

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 25.6%

Land Area: 5.95 square miles.

Zip Codes: 12010

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $41,497 (it was $27,517 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $22,792 (it was $16,680 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $92,096 (it was $61,400 in 2000) Amsterdam:$92,096NY:$314,500

Races:
      White alone - 12,681 - 68.1%
      Hispanic - 4,873 - 26.2%
      Black alone - 496 - 2.7%
      Two or more races - 323 - 1.7%
      Asian alone - 153 - 0.8%
      American Indian alone - 53 - 0.3%
      Other race alone - 39 - 0.2%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 2 - 0.01%

It was incorporated as a village on April 20, 1830 from a section of the Town of Amsterdam. New charters in 1854, 1865, and 1875 increased the size of the village.[citation needed] In 1885, Amsterdam became a city, which subsequently increased in size by annexation of the former village of Port Jackson on the south side of the Mohawk River; it became the fifth ward of the city.