Albany vs Cherryland

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and Cherryland: population, income, housing, and more.

Albany and Cherryland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Albany has the higher population (19,768 vs 14,575 in Cherryland). Albany has the higher median household income ($135,927 vs $84,858 in Cherryland). Albany has the higher median home value ($1,188,600 vs $654,200 in Cherryland).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Cherryland
Population	19,768	14,575
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$135,927	$84,858
Median home value	$1,188,600	$654,200
Median gross rent	$2,389	$2,109
Housing units	8,000	4,796
Homeownership rate	53.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Cherryland
Population	19,804 → 19,768 (-0.2%)	16,066 → 14,575 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$95,400 → $135,927 (+42.5%)	$69,721 → $84,858 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$882,500 → $1,188,600 (+34.7%)	$490,100 → $654,200 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $2,389 (+28.7%)	$1,671 → $2,109 (+26.2%)

Albany

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

Cherryland

Population

16,06614,575

Median household income

$69,721$84,858

Median home value

$490,100$654,200

Median gross rent

$1,671$2,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Cherryland
Under 5	6.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.2%
75 and over	5.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Cherryland
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	16.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	28.8%	15.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.7%
Some other race	1.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	9.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	52.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Cherryland
No high school diploma	2.6%	29.8%
High school graduate	8.7%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Cherryland
Drove alone	37.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.8%
Public transit	16.3%	2.8%
Walked	4.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	33.5%	10.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Cherryland
1-unit, detached	50.1%	43.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	22.3%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	8.5%
20 or more units	17.9%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Cherryland
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.2%
Average household size	2.50	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1951	1962