Albany Demographics

Population Albany U.S.
Total Population 654 281,421,920
Female 49.8% 50.9%
Male 50.2% 49.1%
18 years and over 73.5% 74.3%
65 years and over 8.0% 12.4%
Married Persons 57.5% 56.5%
Single Persons 42.5% 43.5%
Median Age 37.4 35.3
Average Family Size 2.8 3.1
Ethnicity
White 99.1% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.2% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 0.2% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1%
Other 0.0% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 0.8% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Albany U.S.
Total Housing Units 491 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $85,700 $119,600
Number of Households 262 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.48 2.59
Economic Characteristics Albany U.S.
Median Household Income $36,635 $41,994
Per Capita Income $20,690 $21,587
In Labor Force 69.3% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 18 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Albany U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 59 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 38 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 15 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 40.3% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.9% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 13.2% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 5.1% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census