Albany

Population: 19,768
Median household income: $135,927
Median home value: $1,188,600

Located in Alameda County, California, Albany is a community with a population of 19,768. The median household income of $135,927 is above the Alameda County median ($126,240).

From 2019 to 2023, Albany's population held roughly steady from 19,804 to 19,768, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $882,500 to $1,188,600.

Owners occupy 53.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,768
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $135,927
Median home value: $1,188,600
Median gross rent: $2,389
Housing units: 8,000
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,80419,768

Median household income

$95,400$135,927

Median home value

$882,500$1,188,600

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,389

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,804	$95,400	$882,500	$1,856
2020	20,145	$103,132	$907,700	$1,927
2021	19,958	$113,602	$963,700	$2,110
2022	20,027	$124,469	$1,129,000	$2,272
2023	19,768	$135,927	$1,188,600	$2,389

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,337	6.8%
5 to 17	3,231	16.3%
18 to 24	1,483	7.5%
25 to 34	2,744	13.9%
35 to 44	3,214	16.3%
45 to 54	2,620	13.3%
55 to 64	2,369	12.0%
65 to 74	1,788	9.0%
75 and over	982	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,688	43.9%
Black or African American	647	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	5,690	28.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	321	1.6%
Two or more races	1,849	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,562	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate8.7%

Some college or associate's12.4%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree42.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	2.6%
High school graduate	1,187	8.7%
Some college or associate's	1,697	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,692	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,781	42.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone37.4%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit16.3%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle3.5%

Worked from home33.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,763	37.4%
Carpooled	359	3.6%
Public transit	1,640	16.3%
Walked	486	4.8%
Bicycle	348	3.5%
Worked from home	3,371	33.5%
Other means	86	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,120	16.8%
15 to 29 min	2,260	33.8%
30 to 44 min	1,439	21.5%
45 to 59 min	747	11.2%
60+ min	1,116	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.2% (1,583 of 19,196)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,103	66.5%
Nonfamily households	2,570	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,673	95.9%
Vacant	327	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,114	53.6%
Renter-occupied	3,559	46.4%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units17.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,006	50.1%
1-unit, attached	340	4.3%
2 to 4 units	874	10.9%
5 to 19 units	1,343	16.8%
20 or more units	1,431	17.9%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0600674
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 3.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.8907, -122.3181