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County poverty rates lower
Capital Region under state, national levels; state jobs credited
By Kenneth C. Crowe II
Published 7:51 p.m., Wednesday, September 19, 2012
  

The poverty rates in the Capital Region's counties remained below the state and national levels in 2011, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The region's steady economy helped keep the rates lower, according to local experts.

"The fact that state jobs tend to be a little more secure for the local economy is consistent with a slightly better poverty level," Dan Robeson, dean of the School of Management at the Sage Colleges, said.

The American Community Survey's 2011 one-year estimates give a statistical snapshot for communities with 65,000 or more residents.

Rensselaer County's poverty rate dipped to 11.5 percent from 14.5 percent in 2010.

But in three instances, the county poverty rates went up from 2010 to 2011. Albany's rate rose to 13.8 percent from 13.7 percent; Saratoga County went to 6.8 percent from 6.5 percent and Schenectady to 14.4 percent from 11.3 percent.

Saratoga County has the region's highest household median income in 2011 at $64,250. Rensselaer County was next at $58,943, then Albany County at $57,062 and Schenectady County at $52,505.

The region's two largest cities, Albany and Schenectady, have estimated poverty rates nearly double their surrounding counties. Albany's estimated poverty rate for 2011 is 25.5 percent, while Schenectady's is 28.3 percent. Colonie, the region's most populous town, has an estimated poverty rate of 10.8 percent.........................>>>>.................>>>>..................Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/County-poverty-rates-lower-3878693.php#ixzz276GlTu9B

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But in three instances, the county poverty rates went up from 2010 to 2011. Albany's rate rose to 13.8 percent from 13.7 percent; Saratoga County went to 6.8 percent from 6.5 percent and Schenectady to 14.4 percent from 11.3 percent.

And I thought this was a good news story

I was talking to my brother who lives in Guilderland, told him how the city is becoming the "landlord" of the foreclosed houses, how the county is going to go over the tax cap, etc. etc. he said "is the city trying to run all of the taxpaying
homeowners out of the city"

It sure as hell looks that way.  We CANNOT afford higher taxes.  The city has NO idea what they are doing. Where is
the state in all of this?   There should be NO new projects right now, there should be no spending.  Time for the city to go bankrupt.

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And I thought this was a good news story

It sure as hell looks that way.  We CANNOT afford higher taxes.  The city has NO idea what they are doing. Where is the state in all of this?   There should be NO new projects right now, there should be no spending.  Time for the city to go bankrupt.

Amen to that!

Also, it would have been nice to know the following:

The United States overall poverty level is 15.9% (that's an increase from 15.3% last year). In the US there are 48,452,035 living below the poverty level.

New York States poverty level is 16% or 3,027,342. That's a fraction above the US level.

So, we have Schenectady County at 14.4%.

Interesting, I thought the Plex had created SO many jobs and we were in a Renaissance?

The city keeps digging themselves a deeper and deeper hole! These dimwits think that they can continually 'raise taxes' and/or 'throw money' at every issue that comes along instead of 'correcting' the issues.

NYS has always been know as the 'welfare state'.............and the folks in schenectady county are a prime example of it!!!

Where  your BLUE proudly!!!