Albany County, New York

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Albany County, New York is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (147th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	317,018	19,852,366	334,922,499	232nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$85,333	$85,974	$80,734	414th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	39.8	38.9	2510th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.4%	40.2%	35.7%	147th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$294,600	$423,800	$332,700	655th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,313	$1,621	$1,413	405th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.0%	14.0%	12.5%	1697th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	6.4%	5.2%	1239th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	606.3	421.3	n/a	281st of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.0%	22.8%	14.1%	289th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	544th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.6%	54.3%	65.2%	3079th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.4	32.6	26.4	2268th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	14.9%	15.1%	411th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.7%	n/a	n/a	3044th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.9%	42.5%	46.9%	2921st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	671st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.3%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.1	65.5	61.4

Age in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	38.4	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Households	134,703	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	52.7%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.8%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	42.4%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,210	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.6%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.0%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.6%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	147,662	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.5%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.7%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.4%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,200	$6,582	n/a

Education in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.3%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.8%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.2%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.6%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Albany County, New York

Statistic	Albany County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.3%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.0%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.2%	22.3%	16.7%

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