Latham

Population: 14,327
Median household income: $101,580
Median home value: $300,300

Located in Albany County, New York, Latham is a community with a population of 14,327. The median household income of $101,580 is above the Albany County median ($83,149).

From 2020 to 2023, Latham's population grew 4.1% from 13,760 to 14,327, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $250,100 to $300,300.

70.9% of workers drive to work alone. 57.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,327
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $101,580
Median home value: $300,300
Median gross rent: $1,417
Housing units: 6,046
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,76014,327

Median household income

$81,276$101,580

Median home value

$250,100$300,300

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,417

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	13,760	$81,276	$250,100	$1,241
2021	14,076	$93,327	$255,400	$1,353
2022	13,660	$96,457	$279,800	$1,388
2023	14,327	$101,580	$300,300	$1,417

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	423	3.0%
5 to 17	2,388	16.7%
18 to 24	2,103	14.7%
25 to 34	1,094	7.6%
35 to 44	1,979	13.8%
45 to 54	1,834	12.8%
55 to 64	1,879	13.1%
65 to 74	1,448	10.1%
75 and over	1,179	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,661	74.4%
Black or African American	716	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,716	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	994	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	235	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	496	5.3%
High school graduate	1,930	20.5%
Some college or associate's	2,780	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,271	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,936	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,574	70.9%
Carpooled	653	8.3%
Public transit	40	0.5%
Walked	259	3.3%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	1,174	14.9%
Other means	161	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,167	32.4%
15 to 29 min	3,268	48.8%
30 to 44 min	904	13.5%
45 to 59 min	145	2.2%
60+ min	208	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,194 of 14,226)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,601	62.4%
Nonfamily households	2,173	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,774	95.5%
Vacant	272	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,656	63.3%
Renter-occupied	2,118	36.7%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,489	57.7%
1-unit, attached	460	7.6%
2 to 4 units	505	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,016	16.8%
20 or more units	517	8.6%
Mobile home & other	59	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3641399
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.7422, -73.7504