Amsterdam, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Amsterdam home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

17,766
Population Estimate
$86,140
Median Home Value
91.0%
Employment Rate
16.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$153
Median Listing Price$260,000
Median Days on Market60
Active Listings59
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)110
Avg Listing Price$308,372
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.97
Family Dual Income39.7
Median Household Income$37,457
Median Individual Income$22,423
Home Ownership51.1%
Home Value$86,140
Median Rent$817
Rent Burden41.6%
Poverty27.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.0%
  • Highschool Education33.3%
  • Some College34.3%
  • Bachelors Degree9.8%
  • Graduate Degree6.6%
  • Total College or Above16.4%
  • Stem Degree40.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.4%
  • Female53.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.7%
  • Divorced15.2%
  • Never Married40.7%
  • Widowed8.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAmsterdam
State IDNY
Population17,766

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.4%
19–2912.8%
30–3913.4%
40–4910.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.3%
60–6910.6%
70–797.1%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.9%
Unemployment Rate9.0%
Disabled20.5%

ETHNICITY

White72.7%
Black4.8%
Asian1.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other17.0%
Multiple4.5%

OTHER

Hispanic31.1%
Limited English5.7%
Health Uninsured4.3%
Veteran6.3%

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