2022 population: 145,786 ( 11,522 from 2010 , 3,133 from 2020)
Land area: 1591.0 square miles
Population density: 91.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	58,865	40.38%	14.5%
Black:	77,845	53.40%	4.7%
Indian:	346	0.24%	10.2%
Asian:	1,847	1.27%	20.6%
2+ races:	2,023	1.39%	28.4%
Hispanic:	4,860	3.33%	48.6%

Total non-White:	86,921	59.62%	1.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,944	13.2
Deaths:	4,654	15.6
Net Migration:	-2,356	-7.9
Net Immigration:	84	0.3

Change in White population:	-9,955	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,567	-1.0

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
157,308
68,820	43.75%
81,671	51.92%
314	0.20%
1,532	0.97%
1,576	1.00%
3,270	2.08%
88,488	56.25%

2000
157,833
76,986	48.78%
76,478	48.46%
360	0.23%
864	0.55%
967	0.61%
2,079	1.32%
80,847	51.22%

1990
146,574
78,942	53.86%
65,520	44.70%
366	0.25%
485	0.33%
n/a
1,261	0.86%
67,632	46.14%

1980
146,291
83,397	57.01%
60,160	41.12%
348	0.24%
458	0.31%
n/a
1,851	1.27%
62,894	42.99%

1970
126,744
77,807	61.39%
47,920	37.81%
94	0.07%
249	0.20%
n/a
604	0.48%
48,937	38.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,802	13.8
12,766	8.1
-4,429	-2.8
1,171	0.7

-8,166	-5.2
7,641	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
24,825	16.9
13,001	8.9
-4,336	-3.0
448	0.3

-1,956	-1.3
13,215	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
26,685	18.2
11,594	7.9
-13,570	-9.3
n/a

-4,455	-3.0
4,738	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
391	0.3
n/a

5,590	4.4
13,957	11.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

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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
37.4
35,652	24.5%
110,134	75.5%
24,145	16.6%

57,043
2.48

36,472	63.9%
21,842	59.9%
6,886	18.9%
20,571	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
35.2
40,717	25.9%
116,591	74.1%
18,863	12.0%

59,319
2.56

40,536	68.3%
24,531	60.5%
7,435	18.3%
18,783	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
44,633	28.3%
113,200	71.7%
17,553	11.1%

57,439
2.65

41,450	72.2%
27,448	66.2%
7,024	16.9%
15,989	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
44,911	30.6%
101,663	69.4%
15,277	10.4%

51,239
2.78

38,908	75.9%
27,318	70.2%
6,364	16.4%
12,331	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
49,695	34.0%
96,596	66.0%
12,045	8.2%

47,317
3.02

37,434	79.1%
29,098	77.7%
4,654	12.4%
9,883	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,660	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,680	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,744	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,251	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,533	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,390	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,518	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,364	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,990	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,480	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,809	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,743	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,318	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,789	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,719	4.8%
$200,000 or more	2,055	3.6%

Median Household Income	54,882
Per Capita Income	28,196

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,493	7.9%
Public Assistance	750	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,526	22.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	55,644	62.4%
Unemployed	5,153	5.8%
In Armed Forces	579	0.6%

Total Labor Force	61,376	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	27,778	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,568	19,277	50.4%
Non-Profit	1,830	3,846	32.2%
Self-Employed	3,091	1,955	61.3%

Local Government	1,941	3,557	35.3%
State Government	888	2,812	24.0%
Federal Government	1,698	737	69.7%

Total Private + Self	22,659	21,232	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,357	10,952	36.7%
Total	29,016	32,184	47.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,598	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,775	20.8%
Professional, Technical	13,930	22.7%
Service Occupations	11,217	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	557	0.9%
All others	15,786	25.7%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,882	113.9%
Retail trade	7,571	87.2%
Educational services	6,252	72.0%
Manufacturing	5,663	65.2%
Public administration	4,546	52.4%
Accommodation and food services	4,472	51.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,606	41.5%
Other services	3,575	41.2%
Construction	3,381	39.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,619	30.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,375	27.4%
Finance and insurance	1,501	17.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,387	16.0%
Wholesale trade	1,359	15.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	990	11.4%
Information	832	9.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	580	6.7%
Utilities	474	5.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	190	2.2%
Management	51	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,952	1.32%
Puerto Rican	389	0.26%
Cuban	245	0.17%
Dominican	342	0.23%

Total Central American	833	0.56%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	429	0.29%
Honduran	184	0.12%
Nicaraguan	31	0.02%
Panamanian	65	0.04%
Salvadoran	124	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	181	0.12%
Argentinean	17	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	38	0.03%
Ecuadorian	37	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	2	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	87	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	617	0.42%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	616	0.42%
Vietnamese	505	0.34%
Chinese	322	0.22%
Indian	206	0.14%
Japanese	165	0.11%
Korean	80	0.05%
Thai	51	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	132,108	95.4%
Spanish	3,620	2.6%
Tagalog	513	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	384	0.3%
Vietnamese	371	0.3%
Other Indo-European	363	0.3%
German, other Germanic	315	0.2%
Other Asian	290	0.2%
Other	204	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	17,183	11.6%
English	9,005	6.1%
Irish	6,508	4.4%
German	5,324	3.6%
Italian	1,799	1.2%
African	1,760	1.2%
European	1,527	1.0%
Scottish	1,521	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,443	1.0%
Dutch	758	0.5%
French	662	0.4%
Polish	657	0.4%
British	483	0.3%
Haitian	358	0.2%
Swedish	294	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	145,794	98.7%
Not a citizen	1,922	1.3%

Native	143,859	97.4%
Foreign-born	3,857	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,895	4.0%	9,915	10.2%	30,761	31.7%	30,475	31.4%	12,670	13.1%	9,294	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,895	4.0%
9-12 Years	9,915	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,761	31.7%
Some College	30,475	31.4%
Bach. Degree	12,670	13.1%
Grad Degree	9,294	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	128,066	118,910	9,156	7.1%
1991	128,782	120,660	8,122	6.3%
1992	132,448	120,476	11,972	9.0%
1993	133,716	122,696	11,020	8.2%
1994	137,758	126,090	11,668	8.5%
1995	136,000	126,910	9,090	6.7%
1996	139,560	130,506	9,054	6.5%
1997	143,004	133,146	9,858	6.9%
1998	144,490	132,672	11,818	8.2%
1999	142,098	131,626	10,472	7.4%

2000	138,474	131,928	6,546	4.7%
2001	137,282	130,252	7,030	5.1%
2002	139,346	131,176	8,170	5.9%
2003	143,988	136,202	7,786	5.4%
2004	143,938	135,756	8,182	5.7%
2005	145,528	136,694	8,834	6.1%
2006	147,460	139,024	8,436	5.7%
2007	148,522	140,274	8,248	5.6%
2008	149,618	139,400	10,218	6.8%
2009	150,088	134,886	15,202	10.1%

2010	139,492	122,882	16,610	11.9%
2011	138,206	122,692	15,514	11.2%
2012	136,718	122,762	13,956	10.2%
2013	133,662	121,160	12,502	9.4%
2014	130,528	119,608	10,920	8.4%
2015	127,522	118,432	9,090	7.1%
2016	131,022	122,786	8,236	6.3%
2017	135,046	127,614	7,432	5.5%
2018	132,136	125,540	6,596	5.0%
2019	130,904	125,324	5,580	4.3%

2020	129,632	120,308	9,324	7.2%
2021	129,128	122,370	6,758	5.2%
2022	127,188	122,318	4,870	3.8%
2023	126,042	121,238	4,804	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,791
Median Value	$131,823

Occupied	57,043	85.4%
Vacant	9,748	14.6%

Owned	32,360	56.7%
Rented	24,683	43.3%
Median Rent	$930

Single-Family Units	44,740	67.0%
Detached	43,202	64.7%
Attached	1,538	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,431	8.1%
Mobile Homes	6,812	10.2%

Albany, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Albany, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Albany, GA Metro Area