Albany, New York Neighborhood Info

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Albany, New York QuickFacts

	Albany, New York	United States
Total population	95,658	281,421,906
State	New York
City	albany

Albany, New York Population

	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
Male	45,467	47.53%	49.06%
Female	50,191	52.47%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.4		35.3

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	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
18 years and over	76,573	80.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	67,534	70.6%	69.97%
62 years and over	14,514	15.17%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,781	13.36%	12.43%

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	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
White	60,383	63.12%	75.14%
Black or African American	26,915	28.14%	12.32%
Asian	3,116	3.26%	3.64%
Some other race	2,395	2.5%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,849	2.98%	2.43%

Albany, New York Housing

	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
Total households	40,709		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,397	45.19%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	22,312	54.81%	31.94%

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	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
Total housing units	45,288		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,579	10.11%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	40,709	89.89%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,306	33.8%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	25,403	56.09%	30.77%

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	Albany, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	521	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,386	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,950	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	880	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	413	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	99	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	98,300	119,600

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	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,700	28.74%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	11,666	28.66%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,261	12.92%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,975	12.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,090	7.59%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,017	9.87%	9.65%

Albany, New York Education

	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,325		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,467	4.54%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,125	3.48%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,559	26.48%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,292	13.28%	21.38%
College or graduate school	16,882	52.23%	22.81%

Albany, New York Economy

	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	78,755		217,168,077
In labor force	50,120	63.64%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	50,029	63.52%	63.39%
- - Employed	43,663	55.44%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,366	8.08%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	91	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	28,635	36.36%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	42,065	53.41%	51.66%
In labor force	24,883	31.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	24,864	31.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	21,896	27.8%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,230	7.91%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,908		12,787,501

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	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	40,772		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,009	17.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,712	9.1%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,513	15.97%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,707	14.0%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,064	14.87%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,005	14.73%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,977	7.3%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,874	4.6%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	573	1.41%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	338	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,041		41,994

	Albany, New York	%, Albany, New York	United States
With earnings	30,899	39.23%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,066		56,604
With Social Security income	9,960	12.65%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,116		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,476	3.14%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,977		6,320
With public assistance income	2,655	3.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,425		3,032
With retirement income	6,632	8.42%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,900		17,376

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