Albany vs San Lorenzo

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

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

San Lorenzo has the higher population (29,453 vs 19,768 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($135,927 vs $110,495 in San Lorenzo). Albany has the higher median home value ($1,188,600 vs $833,800 in San Lorenzo).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	San Lorenzo
Population	19,768	29,453
Median age	37.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$135,927	$110,495
Median home value	$1,188,600	$833,800
Median gross rent	$2,389	$2,193
Housing units	8,000	8,926
Homeownership rate	53.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	San Lorenzo
Population	19,804 → 19,768 (-0.2%)	25,569 → 29,453 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$95,400 → $135,927 (+42.5%)	$97,286 → $110,495 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$882,500 → $1,188,600 (+34.7%)	$586,400 → $833,800 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $2,389 (+28.7%)	$1,848 → $2,193 (+18.7%)

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

San Lorenzo

Population

25,56929,453

Median household income

$97,286$110,495

Median home value

$586,400$833,800

Median gross rent

$1,848$2,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	San Lorenzo
Under 5	6.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.4%
75 and over	5.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	San Lorenzo
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	19.7%
Black or African American	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	28.8%	29.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	1.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	41.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	San Lorenzo
No high school diploma	2.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	8.7%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	San Lorenzo
Drove alone	37.4%	71.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	12.8%
Public transit	16.3%	3.9%
Walked	4.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	33.5%	8.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	San Lorenzo
1-unit, detached	50.1%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	6.1%
20 or more units	17.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Albany	San Lorenzo
Poverty rate	8.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.50	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1951	1955