Albany vs Watervliet

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

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

Albany has the higher population (100,081 vs 10,285 in Watervliet). Albany has the higher median household income ($59,485 vs $55,897 in Watervliet). Albany has the higher median home value ($223,000 vs $176,200 in Watervliet).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Watervliet
Population	100,081	10,285
Median age	31.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,485	$55,897
Median home value	$223,000	$176,200
Median gross rent	$1,178	$1,076
Housing units	50,709	5,980
Homeownership rate	37.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Watervliet
Population	97,478 → 100,081 (+2.7%)	10,050 → 10,285 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$45,825 → $59,485 (+29.8%)	$43,803 → $55,897 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$179,100 → $223,000 (+24.5%)	$145,200 → $176,200 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,178 (+21.6%)	$884 → $1,076 (+21.7%)

Albany

Population

97,478100,081

Median household income

$45,825$59,485

Median home value

$179,100$223,000

Median gross rent

$969$1,178

Watervliet

Population

10,05010,285

Median household income

$43,803$55,897

Median home value

$145,200$176,200

Median gross rent

$884$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Watervliet
Under 5	4.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	22.2%	12.5%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.8%
75 and over	5.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Watervliet
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	73.8%
Black or African American	24.8%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Watervliet
No high school diploma	10.4%	9.9%
High school graduate	20.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Watervliet
Drove alone	54.8%	71.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.3%
Public transit	10.9%	5.1%
Walked	9.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	9.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Watervliet
1-unit, detached	26.7%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	42.4%	53.4%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	15.1%
20 or more units	12.6%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Watervliet
Poverty rate	23.4%	19.9%
Average household size	2.04	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1949	1938