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People & Culture Tech Valley is a growing, diverse place to live. Our strong economy is attracting new and expanding businesses that provide high-quality jobs at good salaries. The Tech Valley work force is substantial, well-educated and continually being reinforced by the large number of college graduates entering the labor pool. People from all corners of the world and all walks of life come to Tech Valley for tremendous career and educational opportunities and to enjoy our high quality of life and low cost of living. Below is a sampling of some Tech Valley demographics: Population: Total Population 2008 | Population  % Change 2000-08 Adirondack/NorthCountry: 241,286 | 1.1% Clinton Essex Franklin 81,947 | 2.6% 37,826 | -2.6% 50,521 | -1.2% Hamilton Warren   5,021 | -6.6% 65,971 | 4.2%         Capital Region: 916,723 | 3.4% Albany Rensselaer Sartaoga 298,130 | 1.2% 155,261 | 1.8% 217,191 | 8.3% Schenectady Schoharie Washington 151,427 | 3.3% 31,910 | 1.0% 62,804 | 2.9%       Hudson Valley: 965,123 | 6.0% Columbia Dutchess Greene 62,006 | -1.7% 292,878 | 4.5% 48,922 | 1.7% Orange Ulster   379,647 | 11.2% 181,670 | 2.2%         Mohawk Valley: 165,903 | -2.0% Fulton Herkimer Montgomery 55,024 | -0.1% 62,200 | -3.5% 48,679 | -2.1% Education: H.S. Grad or Higher | Bachelor's Degree or Higher Adirondack/NorthCountry: 78.0% | 18.3% Clinton Essex Franklin 76.4% | 17.8% 80.4% | 18.3% 69.7% | 13.0% Hamilton Warren   83.4% | 18.4% 84.6% | 23.2%         Capital Region: 85.6% | 28.1% Albany Rensselaer Sartaoga 86.3% | 33.3% 84.9% | 23.7% 88.2% | 30.9% Schenectady Schoharie Washington 84.8% | 26.3% 81.7% | 17.3% 79.2% | 14.3%       Hudson Valley: 82.2% | 24.3% Columbia Dutchess Greene 81.0% | 22.6% 84.0% | 27.6% 78.6% | 16.4% Orange Ulster   81.8% | 22.5% 81.7% | 25.0%         Mohawk Valley Fulton Herkimer Montgomery 77.8% | 13.5%% N/A 78.1% | 13.6% Income: Median Household (2007) | Per Capita Personal Income (2006) Adirondack/NorthCountry: $7B Personal Income 2006 Clinton Essex Franklin $45,462 | 28,253 $43,132 | 28,756 $39,199 | 24,545 Hamilton Warren   $42,188 | 31,107 $47,043 | 32,638         Capital Region: $34.2B Personal Income 2006 Albany Rensselaer Sartaoga $52,831 | 41,198 $50,840 | 33,474 $62,607 | 39,320 Schenectady Schoharie Washington $53,182 | 37,668% $44,524 | 28,293 $44,043 | 26,805       Hudson Valley: $3.7B Personal Income 2006 Columbia Dutchess Greene $53,214 | 34,687 $65,847 | 39,803 $44,966| 29,623 Orange Ulster   $64,799 | 33,322 $55,589 | 32,811         Mohawk Valley: $4.7B Personal Income 2006 Fulton Herkimer Montgomery $40,259 | 29,338 $38,732 | 26,472 $41,869 | 29,322 Workforce: Civilian Workforce (May 2009) | Unemployment Rate (May 2009) Adirondack/NorthCountry: 119,300 | 8.6% Clinton Essex Franklin 40,200 | 9.5% 18,100 | 9.4% 22,800 | 8.3% Hamilton Warren   2,700 | 7.4% 35,500 | 7.3%         Capital Region: 488,000 | 6.8% Albany Rensselaer Sartaoga 159,500 | 6.6% 84,200 | 7.4% 120,200 | 6.2% Schenectady Schoharie Washington 76,500 | 7.2% 15,700 | 7.6% 31,900 | 7.5%       Hudson Valley: 473,600 | 7.6% Columbia Dutchess Greene 31,800 | 7.2% 146,700 | 7.4% 23,700 | 8.4% Orange Ulster   180,500 | 7.8% 90,900 | 7.5%         Mohawk Valley: 83,800 |  8.6% Fulton Herkimer Montgomery 27,700 | 9.4% 31,200 | 7.4% 24,900 | 9.2% Population, education and income data are based on U.S. Census Bureau reports. Workforce information provided by the NYS Department of Labor.