Albany

Population: 100,081
Median household income: $59,485
Median home value: $223,000

Albany is a community in Albany County, New York, home to 100,081 residents. At $59,485, its median household income sits below Albany County's $83,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albany's population grew 2.7% from 97,478 to 100,081, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $179,100 to $223,000.

54.8% of workers drive to work alone. 26.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,081
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,485
Median home value: $223,000
Median gross rent: $1,178
Housing units: 50,709
Homeownership rate: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,478100,081

Median household income

$45,825$59,485

Median home value

$179,100$223,000

Median gross rent

$969$1,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,478	$45,825	$179,100	$969
2020	96,860	$48,512	$186,800	$992
2021	99,402	$52,583	$186,500	$1,061
2022	99,692	$54,736	$213,400	$1,130
2023	100,081	$59,485	$223,000	$1,178

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2422.2%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,325	4.3%
5 to 17	10,429	10.4%
18 to 24	22,255	22.2%
25 to 34	17,201	17.2%
35 to 44	12,082	12.1%
45 to 54	9,923	9.9%
55 to 64	10,096	10.1%
65 to 74	7,955	7.9%
75 and over	5,815	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,583	50.5%
Black or African American	24,833	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.1%
Asian	7,851	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	699	0.7%
Two or more races	5,324	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,714	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree20.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,563	10.4%
High school graduate	12,837	20.4%
Some college or associate's	15,386	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	15,160	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13,126	20.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit10.9%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,069	54.8%
Carpooled	5,107	10.3%
Public transit	5,402	10.9%
Walked	4,567	9.3%
Bicycle	279	0.6%
Worked from home	5,873	11.9%
Other means	1,056	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,572	35.8%
15 to 29 min	19,896	45.8%
30 to 44 min	5,024	11.6%
45 to 59 min	1,602	3.7%
60+ min	1,386	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 23.4% (21,137 of 90,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,767	40.6%
Nonfamily households	25,978	59.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,745	86.3%
Vacant	6,964	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,585	37.9%
Renter-occupied	27,160	62.1%

1-unit, detached26.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units42.4%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,537	26.7%
1-unit, attached	2,792	5.5%
2 to 4 units	21,482	42.4%
5 to 19 units	6,405	12.6%
20 or more units	6,366	12.6%
Mobile home & other	127	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3601000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 42.6657, -73.7984