Albany County, NY

County

2024 Population

317,018

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

0.261% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

0.867% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$85,333

2.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$294,600

Population & Diversity

Albany County, NY is home to a population of 317k people, from which 94.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.7% of Albany County, NY residents were born outside of the country (37.2k people).

In 2024, there were 5.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (216k people) in Albany County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 23.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Albany County, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Albany County, NY was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Albany County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Albany County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
216k ± 849
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
36.5k ± 1.1k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
23.9k ± 626

7.25%

Hispanic Population

23k people

7.25% of the people in Albany County, NY are hispanic (23k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Albany County, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

37.2k people

11.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35.1k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Albany County, NY residents (37.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Albany County, NY was 11.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Albany County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,144 ± 466
Gulf War (2001-)
2,569 ± 370
Gulf War (1990s)
1,190 ± 245

Albany County, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Albany County, NY.

Health

96.8% of the population of Albany County, NY has health coverage, with 54.2% on employee plans, 16.8% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.895% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Albany County, NY see 1,039 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,039 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1124 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 222 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,039 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Albany County, NY

Primary care physicians in Albany County, NY see an average of 1,039 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,039 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Albany County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.2%

Uninsured

54.2%

Employer Coverage

16.8%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

0.895%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Albany County, NY grew by 7.2% from 2.99% to 3.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Albany County, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.16 in Albany County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Albany County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.5% in Albany County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Albany County, NY.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 4.54% in Albany County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Albany County, NY.

Economy

The economy of Albany County, NY employs 161k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Albany County, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (26,471 people), Public Administration (19,615 people), and Educational Services (18,881 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,723), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($97,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,314).

Employment

Occupations

161k

2024 Value

± 3,345

0.1%

1 Year growth

± 2.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Albany County, NY grew at a rate of 0.1%, from 161k employees to 161k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Albany County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (18,996 people), Management Occupations (16,548 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (13,914 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Albany County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

161k

2024 Value

± 3,345

0.1%

1 Year growth

± 2.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Albany County, NY grew at a rate of 0.1%, from 161k employees to 161k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Albany County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (26,471 people), Public Administration (19,615 people), and Educational Services (18,881 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Albany County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Albany County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,940

Median earning men ± $1,143

$49,530

Median earning women ± $1,533

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,325), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,566), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,673).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,138), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,562), and Manufacturing ($61,278).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

797
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
612
Other Services (except Public Administration)
496
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.23M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.74M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.46M
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Albany County, NY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 16,769 male students and 21,714 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Albany County, NY are White (6,531 and 59.9%), Black or African American (1,678 and 15.4%), Hispanic or Latino (1,375 and 12.6%), and Asian (674 and 6.18%).

The largest universities in Albany County, NY by number of degrees awarded are University at Albany (4,751 and 41.5%), Excelsior University (4,045 and 35.3%), and Siena College (1,003 and 8.76%).

The most popular majors in Albany County, NY are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,344 and 11.7%), Registered Nursing (1,038 and 9.06%), and General Business Administration & Management (817 and 7.13%).

The median tuition costs are $29,521 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $27,460 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Albany County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 67.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 38,483 (43.6% men and 56.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 38,483 students enrolled in Albany County, NY, 43.6% men and 56.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 18,671 records, of which 54.9% were women and 45.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,172 degrees awarded
General Psychology
541 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
511 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Albany County, NY was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,172 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Albany County, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University at Albany
4,751 degrees awarded
Excelsior University
4,045 degrees awarded
Siena College
1,003 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University at Albany with 4,751 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 4,955 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Albany County, NY, which is 0.762 times less than the 6,499 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,531 degrees mean that there were 3.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,678 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,521) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($3,902) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,351) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Albany County, NY was $294,600 in 2024, which is 0.885 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $277,400 to $294,600, a 6.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Albany County, NY is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Albany County, NY have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Albany County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Albany County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.11%.

Housing

Property

$294,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,249

$76,213

Median Property Taxes

±$1,960

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Albany County, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Albany County, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.6%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.6% of the housing units in Albany County, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Albany County, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,333

Median Household Income

± $2,280

135k

Number of Households

± 3,024

In 2024, the median household income of the 135k households in Albany County, NY grew to $85,333 from the previous year's value of $83,149.

The following chart displays the households in Albany County, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Albany County, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.7%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (8.19%)

In 2024, 66.7% of workers in Albany County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Albany County, NY have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Albany County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Albany County, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Albany County, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Albany County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Albany County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.11%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Albany County, NY (39.1k out of 300k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Albany County, NY is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.6% of the children was living in poverty in Albany County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 348 in Albany County, NY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 52.6% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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