Albany County, New York

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 315,374
Median household income: $83,149
Median home value: $277,400

Albany County is a county in New York with a population of 315,374. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $83,149, its median household income sits in line with New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albany County's population grew 2.7% from 306,968 to 315,374, while its median household income rose 25.5% from $66,252 to $83,149.

The typical home was built around 1964. 12.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 315,374
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,149
Median home value: $277,400
Median gross rent: $1,252
Housing units: 146,959
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

306,968315,374

Median household income

$66,252$83,149

Median home value

$222,500$277,400

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,252

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	306,968	$66,252	$222,500	$1,022
2020	306,165	$68,327	$230,300	$1,057
2021	314,679	$73,810	$235,200	$1,113
2022	315,041	$78,829	$263,800	$1,196
2023	315,374	$83,149	$277,400	$1,252

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,928	4.7%
5 to 17	42,505	13.5%
18 to 24	45,045	14.3%
25 to 34	41,944	13.3%
35 to 44	38,239	12.1%
45 to 54	35,731	11.3%
55 to 64	40,850	13.0%
65 to 74	32,947	10.4%
75 and over	23,185	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	217,580	69.0%
Black or African American	35,940	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.0%
Asian	22,793	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	153	0.0%
Some other race	1,393	0.4%
Two or more races	15,248	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,163	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,567	6.8%
High school graduate	45,949	21.6%
Some college or associate's	56,250	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	49,653	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	46,477	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit4.3%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106,431	67.6%
Carpooled	13,334	8.5%
Public transit	6,810	4.3%
Walked	6,588	4.2%
Bicycle	541	0.3%
Worked from home	21,473	13.6%
Other means	2,251	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39,815	29.3%
15 to 29 min	66,142	48.6%
30 to 44 min	20,211	14.9%
45 to 59 min	4,782	3.5%
60+ min	5,005	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 12.9% (38,700 of 299,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	71,814	54.1%
Nonfamily households	60,914	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	132,728	90.3%
Vacant	14,231	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75,285	56.7%
Renter-occupied	57,443	43.3%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	71,579	48.7%
1-unit, attached	6,934	4.7%
2 to 4 units	36,246	24.7%
5 to 19 units	16,899	11.5%
20 or more units	13,360	9.1%
Mobile home & other	1,941	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36001
State: New York
Land area: 523 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 42.5882, -73.9740