Albany Demographics

Population Albany U.S.
Total Population 775 281,421,920
Female 46.2% 50.9%
Male 53.8% 49.1%
18 years and over 73.7% 74.3%
65 years and over 10.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 71.9% 56.5%
Single Persons 28.1% 43.5%
Median Age 38.3 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 99.5% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.0% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1% 0.9%
Asian 0.1% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.3% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 0.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Albany U.S.
Total Housing Units 295 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $117,000 $119,600
Number of Households 279 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.75 2.59
Economic Characteristics Albany U.S.
Median Household Income $52,083 $41,994
Per Capita Income $21,610 $21,587
In Labor Force 76.4% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 3 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Albany U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 67 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 53 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 12 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 41.2% 28.6%
Associates Degree 6.7% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 10.3% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 3.8% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census