Cohoes is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 17,876 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cohoes is the 104th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Cohoes was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Cohoes is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.42% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cohoes is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cohoes who work in office and administrative support (16.29%), sales jobs (10.44%), and healthcare (8.27%). Also of interest is that Cohoes has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.12% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Cohoes is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.40% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cohoes in 2022 was $32,778, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,112 for a family of four. However, Cohoes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cohoes is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cohoes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cohoes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cohoes include Irish, Italian, German, French, and English. The most common language spoken in Cohoes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
