Population 1,232 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Buskirk
Household size in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.91 | 2.33 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.31 | −0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Buskirk is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.59 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 40.7 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.8 | 41.3 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.8 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.6 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Buskirk is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.8, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.3% of households in Buskirk, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Buskirk
Renters in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.7% | 33.8% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.3% | 34.8% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.9% | 36.1% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 12.7% | 35.8% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.9 pts | +2.0 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Buskirk is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 12.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly four in ten owners (37.2%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.0% | 11.7% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Buskirk is close to the national rate: 8.8% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1963 | 1962 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1958 | 1964 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1961 | 1966 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1969 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +14 | +7 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Buskirk was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the Albany area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1969.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $847 | $882 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $695 | $975 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $992 | $1,114 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,010 | $1,360 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$163 | +$478 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in Buskirk pays $1,010 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 28.0% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Buskirk
Bachelor's degrees in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 32.9% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 34.4% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 37.3% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.7% | 42.2% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.9 pts | +9.4 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Buskirk than nationally: 27.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.2% | 90.4% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.4% | 91.8% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.6% | 91.8% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.0% | 93.0% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.8 pts | +2.6 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Buskirk is above the national rate: 94.0% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%. The picture is much the same across the Albany area.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Buskirk
| Period | Buskirk | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.8%, unemployment in Buskirk is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in the wider Albany area (5.0%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Buskirk compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buskirk | 2.91 | 37.8 | 8.3% | 12.7% | 8.8% | 1977 | $1,010 | 27.7% | 94.0% | 5.8% |
| South Cambridge | 2.38 | 42.8 | 7.2% | 25.0% | 11.0% | 1957 | $969 | 36.3% | 94.2% | 3.5% |
| West Hoosick | 2.97 | 35.8 | 9.4% | 5.4% | 9.0% | 1982 | $971 | 23.8% | 94.9% | 2.2% |
| Eagle Bridge | 2.54 | 45.2 | 4.8% | 14.3% | 11.5% | 1969 | $1,123 | 26.4% | 95.4% | 1.8% |
| Millertown | 2.95 | 39.5 | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 1983 | $1,081 | 29.5% | 90.2% | 9.8% |
| Johnsonville | 2.93 | 36.2 | 12.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 1986 | $1,141 | 29.7% | 90.2% | 7.8% |
| Fly Summit | 2.16 | 52.3 | 5.1% | 10.3% | 6.0% | 1975 | $812 | 45.6% | 93.6% | 0.3% |
| White Creek | 2.46 | 49.9 | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10.1% | 1976 | $1,223 | 23.0% | 94.8% | 0.4% |
| Hoosick Falls | 2.46 | 44.0 | 13.3% | 29.0% | 15.4% | 1962 | $850 | 23.5% | 94.7% | 2.1% |
| Valley Falls | 2.66 | 40.7 | 9.1% | 16.4% | 6.1% | 1964 | $1,070 | 32.6% | 95.3% | 4.5% |
| Crandall Corners | 2.35 | 49.0 | 3.6% | 10.2% | 6.5% | 1967 | $716 | 34.8% | 91.4% | 0.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Buskirk. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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