2022 population: 315,811 ( 11,607 from 2010 , 973 from 2020)
Land area: 522.9 square miles
Population density: 604.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	220,478	69.81%	4.6%
Black:	41,125	13.02%	13.0%
Indian:	478	0.15%	5.5%
Asian:	23,414	7.41%	60.5%
2+ races:	8,422	2.67%	37.4%
Hispanic:	21,894	6.93%	46.8%

Total non-White:	95,333	30.19%	30.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,352	10.1
Deaths:	6,825	10.8
Net Migration:	-251	-0.4
Net Immigration:	1,751	2.8

Change in White population:	-10,674	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,281	7.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
304,204
231,152	75.99%
36,396	11.96%
453	0.15%
14,588	4.80%
6,129	2.01%
14,917	4.90%
73,052	24.01%

2000
294,565
240,913	81.79%
31,514	10.70%
487	0.17%
8,094	2.75%
4,044	1.37%
9,079	3.08%
53,652	18.21%

1990
292,594
257,262	87.92%
24,062	8.22%
584	0.20%
5,222	1.78%
n/a
5,464	1.87%
35,332	12.08%

1980
285,909
261,218	91.36%
18,512	6.47%
232	0.08%
2,893	1.01%
n/a
2,845	1.00%
24,691	8.64%

1970
286,742
269,675	94.05%
15,457	5.39%
198	0.07%
746	0.26%
n/a
287	0.10%
17,067	5.95%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
29,592	10.0
25,622	8.7
-3,741	-1.3
5,248	1.8

-9,761	-3.3
19,400	6.6

Number	Rate
1990's
35,939	12.3
28,754	9.8
-20,698	-7.1
5,537	1.9

-16,349	-5.6
18,320	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
36,579	12.8
29,260	10.2
751	0.3
n/a

-3,956	-1.4
10,641	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-10,524	-3.7
n/a

-8,457	-2.9
7,624	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany County, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.1
57,079	18.1%
258,732	81.9%
55,160	17.5%

132,175
2.25

73,068	55.3%
53,021	72.6%
8,100	11.1%
59,107	44.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
60,631	19.9%
243,573	80.1%
42,314	13.9%

126,251
2.27

71,364	56.5%
50,642	71.0%
8,742	12.2%
54,887	43.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
66,078	22.4%
228,487	77.6%
42,900	14.6%

120,645
2.31

71,266	59.1%
52,768	74.0%
8,993	12.6%
49,379	40.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
62,817	21.5%
229,777	78.5%
42,828	14.6%

115,901
2.40

72,045	62.2%
56,171	78.0%
6,687	9.3%
43,856	37.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
69,397	24.3%
216,512	75.7%
38,570	13.5%

106,827
2.55

70,841	66.3%
57,077	80.6%
5,951	8.4%
35,986	33.7%

2022 Housing Data for Albany County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,032	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,045	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,486	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,082	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,823	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,992	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,415	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,204	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,381	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,369	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,564	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,701	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,025	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,005	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,470	9.4%
$200,000 or more	14,581	11.0%

Median Household Income	78,829
Per Capita Income	44,101

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	106

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,475	4.1%
Public Assistance	3,916	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,466	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	142,488	72.7%
Unemployed	7,815	4.0%
In Armed Forces	238	0.1%

Total Labor Force	150,541	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	45,393	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,427	40,602	53.9%
Non-Profit	8,161	13,408	37.8%
Self-Employed	7,656	3,995	65.7%

Local Government	5,205	7,738	40.2%
State Government	10,589	12,960	45.0%
Federal Government	1,609	1,253	56.2%

Total Private + Self	55,083	44,597	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25,564	35,359	42.0%
Total	80,647	79,956	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	24.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	28,053	17.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,825	21.6%
Professional, Technical	50,863	31.6%
Service Occupations	26,387	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	141	0.1%
All others	20,819	12.9%

White Collar		70.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26,399	16.4%
Public administration	19,319	12.0%
Educational services	17,915	11.1%
Retail trade	16,344	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	15,456	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	10,597	6.6%
Manufacturing	9,776	6.1%
Finance and insurance	8,948	5.6%
Other services	6,874	4.3%
Construction	6,494	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5,707	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,703	2.9%
Information	3,029	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,772	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,645	1.6%
Wholesale trade	2,400	1.5%
Utilities	763	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	622	0.4%
Management	136	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	48	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,396	0.76%
Puerto Rican	8,140	2.58%
Cuban	975	0.31%
Dominican	2,981	0.95%

Total Central American	1,566	0.50%
Costa Rican	194	0.06%
Guatemalan	147	0.05%
Honduran	144	0.05%
Nicaraguan	22	0.01%
Panamanian	146	0.05%
Salvadoran	913	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,537	0.81%
Argentinean	357	0.11%
Bolivian	125	0.04%
Chilean	71	0.02%
Colombian	633	0.20%
Ecuadorian	843	0.27%
Paraguayan	16	0.01%
Peruvian	400	0.13%
Uruguayan	36	0.01%
Venezuelan	22	0.01%
Other South American	34	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,018	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7,346	2.33%
Chinese	4,492	1.43%
Filipino	2,100	0.67%
Korean	1,343	0.43%
Burmese	1,027	0.33%
Vietnamese	812	0.26%
Thai	388	0.12%
Bangladeshi	381	0.12%
Japanese	247	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	258,364	86.1%
Spanish	9,916	3.3%
Other Indo-European	9,827	3.3%
Other Asian	4,782	1.6%
Chinese	4,033	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,298	1.1%
Other	2,079	0.7%
Arabic	2,004	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,850	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	63,919	20.3%
Italian	45,468	14.4%
German	41,132	13.1%
English	28,313	9.0%
Polish	16,156	5.1%
French	11,574	3.7%
American	8,593	2.7%
Dutch	6,521	2.1%
French Canadian	5,392	1.7%
Russian	5,281	1.7%
Scottish	4,261	1.4%
European	4,146	1.3%
Jamaican	2,776	0.9%
Ukrainian	2,752	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,889	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	299,231	95.0%
Not a citizen	15,810	5.0%

Native	279,080	88.6%
Foreign-born	35,961	11.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,152	2.9%	9,531	4.5%	45,925	21.7%	56,144	26.5%	47,712	22.5%	46,381	21.9%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,152	2.9%
9-12 Years	9,531	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,925	21.7%
Some College	56,144	26.5%
Bach. Degree	47,712	22.5%
Grad Degree	46,381	21.9%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	158,302	153,615	4,687	3.0%	5.3%
1991	157,769	150,295	7,474	4.7%	7.3%
1992	156,345	148,416	7,929	5.1%	8.7%
1993	156,784	150,098	6,686	4.3%	7.9%
1994	157,319	150,871	6,448	4.1%	6.9%
1995	158,219	151,651	6,568	4.2%	6.3%
1996	156,649	150,788	5,861	3.7%	6.2%
1997	159,390	154,060	5,330	3.3%	6.4%
1998	159,747	154,972	4,775	3.0%	5.6%
1999	158,762	154,268	4,494	2.8%	5.2%

2000	154,389	149,260	5,129	3.3%	4.5%
2001	154,790	149,607	5,183	3.3%	4.9%
2002	157,688	151,424	6,264	4.0%	6.2%
2003	157,732	150,958	6,774	4.3%	6.4%
2004	158,263	151,559	6,704	4.2%	5.8%
2005	159,158	152,920	6,238	3.9%	5.0%
2006	159,526	153,401	6,125	3.8%	4.5%
2007	158,424	152,391	6,033	3.8%	4.4%
2008	159,330	151,681	7,649	4.8%	5.4%
2009	158,969	148,024	10,945	6.9%	8.4%

2010	161,626	150,137	11,489	7.1%	8.7%
2011	158,506	147,443	11,063	7.0%	8.3%
2012	160,401	148,855	11,546	7.2%	8.6%
2013	160,574	150,583	9,991	6.2%	7.8%
2014	157,049	149,307	7,742	4.9%	6.3%
2015	158,197	151,269	6,928	4.4%	5.2%
2016	158,526	151,974	6,552	4.1%	4.9%
2017	157,989	151,338	6,651	4.2%	4.6%
2018	157,316	151,510	5,806	3.7%	4.1%
2019	156,887	151,417	5,470	3.5%	3.8%

2020	157,326	146,027	11,299	7.2%	10.0%
2021	158,446	151,431	7,015	4.4%	7.0%
2022	159,594	154,764	4,830	3.0%	4.3%
2023	160,625	155,345	5,280	3.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	146,137
Median Value	$263,800

Occupied	132,175	90.4%
Vacant	13,962	9.6%

Owned	74,707	56.5%
Rented	57,468	43.5%
Median Rent	$1,196

Single-Family Units	78,674	53.8%
Detached	71,513	48.9%
Attached	7,161	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,157	20.0%
Mobile Homes	1,968	1.3%

Albany County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Albany County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Albany County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Albany County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Albany County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Albany County, NY