March 14 2025
Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Is NY’s 3rd Fastest-Growing Region

Saratoga and Schenectady counties Lead state for domestic migration The Capital Region was New York’s third fastest-growing region for population in 2024, according to a Census for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Region Performance Between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, the eight-county Capital Region’s population

February 12 2025
News, Regional/County Profiles

CEG Launches ReadySites Albany/Capital Region: Database of Available Industrial Sites & Buildings

CEG has launched a new interactive database for Albany/NY’s Capital Region Sites & Buildings. The database, called ReadySites Albany/Capital Region, highlights available industrial sites and buildings throughout the Capital Region, providing a key resource for companies looking to locate or expand across the region’s eight-county footprint. The new tool, developed

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Leads Upstate for Per Capita Income Growth

The Capital Region had upstate New York’s fastest-growing per capita income in 2023, boosted by gains in Albany, Saratoga, Greene and Schenectady counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the gross personal income for the

December 13 2024
Manufacturing, Regional/County Profiles

Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren among NY’s Top for Productivity Growth

Three Capital Region counties ranked among New York’s top five fastest-growing counties for productivity growth in 2023, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the eight-county Capital Region had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $98.8

November 14 2024
Regional/County Profiles

Ballston Emerges as ZIP with most Farms in Region, Saratoga Springs’ ZIP Gains the Most

The Capital Region ZIP codes covering Saratoga Springs and Troy saw the greatest increase in farm operations between 2017 and 2022 while those covering Greenwich and Argyle in Washington County saw the biggest declines, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new ZIP code tabulations from the

September 11 2024
Regional/County Profiles

NYC Taxpayer Migration to Capital Region Remains above Pre-Pandemic Levels

The wave of taxpayers moving from New York City’s three largest boroughs to the Capital Region subsided in 2022 but remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new IRS tax migration data. Regional Inflow Migration During the 2021-2022 tax year, 3,522 individuals covered

September 11 2024
Regional/County Profiles

High-Speed Internet Adoption in Saratoga County Is 2nd Highest in NYS

Saratoga County has the state’s second highest adoption rate for wired Internet access services, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau experimental data. In 2022, 83.9 percent of households in Saratoga County had subscriptions to Internet access technology, such as cable or fiber

July 15 2024
Regional/County Profiles

These Age and Race Demographics Are Boosting the Area’s Population the Most

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area’s 2023 annual population gain – the largest in the state – was partly driven by its ability to attract or retain black and African American, Asian, multi-racial residents as well as 30-somethings, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) of new U.S. Census Bureau

June 11 2024
Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region added 2,800 Housing Units in 2023, 3rd Most in NYS

The Capital Region had New York’s third largest annual gain in housing units in 2023, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023, the Capital Region saw its estimated number of housing units increase by 2,788 (0.5

May 16 2024
Regional/County Profiles

Cohoes and Albany See 3rd and 4th Biggest Population Gains among NYS Cities

Cohoes, Albany and Rensselaer had some of the biggest annual population gains among New York cities in 2023. At the same time, in Saratoga County, Corinth was the eighth biggest-gaining village in the state, and Milton was the fifth biggest-gaining town, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis

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