Albany Demographics

Population Albany U.S.
Total Population 76,939 281,421,920
Female 54.0% 50.9%
Male 46.0% 49.1%
18 years and over 72.2% 74.3%
65 years and over 11.8% 12.4%
Married Persons 44.3% 56.5%
Single Persons 55.7% 43.5%
Median Age 31.1 35.3
Average Family Size 3.1 3.1
Ethnicity
White 33.4% 77.0%
Black or African American 65.3% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2% 0.9%
Asian 0.6% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.5% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.2% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Albany U.S.
Total Housing Units 32,168 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $71,300 $119,600
Number of Households 28,620 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.54 2.59
Economic Characteristics Albany U.S.
Median Household Income $28,639 $41,994
Per Capita Income $15,485 $21,587
In Labor Force 58.3% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 4,079 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Albany U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 10,104 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 5,055 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 5,478 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 27.1% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 11.8% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 6.4% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census