Population 1,997 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Porter Corners
Household size in Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.70 | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.45 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.74 | 2.45 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.43 | −0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Porter Corners are small: just 2.28 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.70, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.8 | 39.8 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.8 | 40.7 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.6 | 41.3 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.2 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +11.4 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Porter Corners skews older: half of its residents are older than 49.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.3% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.5% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.7 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Porter Corners as they are nationally: 12.1%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in the wider Albany area (9.8%).
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 Porter Corners
Renters in Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.7% | 33.8% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 34.8% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 36.1% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 35.8% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | +2.0 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.9% of households in Porter Corners rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 48.4% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 11.7% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.1% | 13.3% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Porter Corners as nationally: 8.4%, 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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1962 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1964 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1991 | 1966 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1969 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +7 | +5 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Porter Corners is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1990, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $910 | $882 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,039 | $975 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,100 | $1,114 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,124 | $1,360 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$214 | +$478 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in Porter Corners pays $1,124 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Porter Corners
Bachelor's degrees in Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.7% | 32.9% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.3% | 34.4% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 37.3% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.7% | 42.2% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | +9.4 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
About a quarter of adults 25 and older in Porter Corners (25.7%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.3% | 90.4% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.2% | 91.8% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.9% | 91.8% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.2% | 93.0% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.9 pts | +2.6 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Porter Corners have finished high school (92.2%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of 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 Porter Corners
| Period | Porter Corners | Albany area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.7% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.8% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 4.8%, unemployment in Porter Corners is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Porter Corners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Corners | 2.28 | 49.2 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 8.4% | 1990 | $1,124 | 25.7% | 92.2% | 4.8% |
| Greenfield Center | 2.60 | 41.7 | 12.9% | 17.6% | 9.4% | 1991 | $1,301 | 36.7% | 94.2% | 3.5% |
| Lake Desolation | 2.28 | 49.9 | 10.9% | 11.3% | 17.3% | 1988 | $1,129 | 39.2% | 97.6% | 5.2% |
| Randall Corner | 2.47 | 45.8 | 7.8% | 15.5% | 9.0% | 1990 | $1,176 | 22.5% | 95.3% | 14.4% |
| Corinth | 2.26 | 47.2 | 12.4% | 25.3% | 19.5% | 1967 | $1,032 | 15.6% | 91.3% | 7.8% |
| South Corinth | 2.08 | 58.8 | 7.0% | 17.5% | 50.5% | 1972 | $988 | 20.8% | 88.5% | 5.7% |
| Kings Station | 2.24 | 46.6 | 6.2% | 61.2% | 11.6% | 1998 | $1,699 | 47.1% | 95.5% | 7.3% |
| Palmer | 2.14 | 52.0 | 10.5% | 25.2% | 20.0% | 1980 | $996 | 14.5% | 84.6% | 6.5% |
| Middle Grove | 2.46 | 45.7 | 11.1% | 9.8% | 12.8% | 1987 | $1,220 | 37.9% | 93.6% | 3.6% |
| Rock City Falls | 2.57 | 37.5 | 16.8% | 8.0% | 13.7% | 1989 | $1,109 | 13.9% | 83.0% | 5.4% |
| Saratoga Springs | 2.17 | 45.5 | 6.6% | 38.9% | 10.1% | 1981 | $1,710 | 56.4% | 95.1% | 2.6% |
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 Porter Corners. 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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