2022 population: 904,617 ( 33,901 from 2010 , 5,366 from 2020)
Land area: 2811.7 square miles
Population density: 321.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	702,911	77.70%	2.6%
Black:	78,062	8.63%	24.0%
Indian:	2,082	0.23%	33.5%
Asian:	44,885	4.96%	64.9%
2+ races:	22,624	2.50%	28.0%
Hispanic:	54,053	5.98%	50.0%

Total non-White:	201,706	22.30%	35.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,883	10.5
Deaths:	19,351	10.8
Net Migration:	2,981	1.7
Net Immigration:	3,056	1.7

Change in White population:	-18,594	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	52,495	6.0

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
870,716
721,505	82.86%
62,963	7.23%
1,560	0.18%
27,215	3.13%
17,671	2.03%
36,027	4.14%
149,211	17.14%

2000
825,875
725,965	87.90%
50,845	6.16%
1,521	0.18%
15,831	1.92%
10,206	1.24%
20,365	2.47%
99,910	12.10%

1990
809,443
746,592	92.24%
38,145	4.71%
1,633	0.20%
11,254	1.39%
n/a
11,819	1.46%
62,851	7.76%

1980
771,290
728,702	94.48%
28,755	3.73%
1,006	0.13%
5,595	0.73%
n/a
6,748	0.87%
42,588	5.52%

1970
746,660
718,991	96.29%
23,749	3.18%
502	0.07%
1,651	0.22%
n/a
897	0.12%
27,669	3.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
87,732	10.6
69,924	8.5
8,457	1.0
10,426	1.3

-4,460	-0.5
49,301	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
104,814	12.9
75,029	9.3
-33,823	-4.2
9,132	1.1

-20,627	-2.5
37,059	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
105,194	13.6
75,311	9.8
12,415	1.6
n/a

17,890	2.3
20,263	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,930	-1.7
n/a

9,711	1.3
14,919	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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
40.4
172,763	19.1%
731,854	80.9%
163,070	18.0%

372,919
2.33

220,297	59.1%
165,144	75.0%
21,120	9.6%
152,622	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
186,497	21.4%
684,219	78.6%
122,218	14.0%

355,301
2.36

217,938	61.3%
160,611	73.7%
24,057	11.0%
137,363	38.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
196,360	23.8%
629,515	76.2%
115,550	14.0%

330,444
2.40

211,016	63.9%
163,202	77.3%
22,276	10.6%
119,428	36.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
188,316	23.3%
621,127	76.7%
111,271	13.7%

310,464
2.51

208,448	67.1%
168,266	80.7%
16,749	8.0%
102,016	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
205,628	26.7%
565,662	73.3%
97,061	12.6%

277,369
2.68

196,868	71.0%
162,627	82.6%
14,899	7.6%
80,501	29.0%

2022 Housing Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,679	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	12,882	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	11,859	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,296	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,990	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,847	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	12,572	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,544	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,869	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	24,877	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	33,677	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	50,027	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	40,642	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	32,033	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	40,097	10.8%
$200,000 or more	41,028	11.0%

Median Household Income	83,614
Per Capita Income	44,959

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16,726	4.5%
Public Assistance	9,581	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41,916	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	407,096	73.5%
Unemployed	20,687	3.7%
In Armed Forces	1,697	0.3%

Total Labor Force	429,480	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	124,247	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	148,308	116,205	56.1%
Non-Profit	20,706	38,282	35.1%
Self-Employed	21,653	13,169	62.2%

Local Government	14,957	22,997	39.4%
State Government	23,298	26,916	46.4%
Federal Government	5,659	4,309	56.8%

Total Private + Self	169,961	129,374	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64,620	92,504	41.1%
Total	234,581	221,878	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	81,625	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	95,674	20.9%
Professional, Technical	133,712	29.2%
Service Occupations	72,847	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,539	0.3%
All others	73,344	16.0%

White Collar		68.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	68,806	15.0%
Educational services	52,779	11.5%
Retail trade	46,367	10.1%
Public administration	43,351	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	39,870	8.7%
Manufacturing	36,348	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	27,993	6.1%
Construction	25,320	5.5%
Finance and insurance	24,706	5.4%
Other services	20,307	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	17,339	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,676	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,850	1.9%
Information	8,688	1.9%
Wholesale trade	8,440	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,683	1.7%
Utilities	3,162	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,806	0.6%
Management	398	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	313	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,658	0.63%
Puerto Rican	23,405	2.60%
Cuban	1,773	0.20%
Dominican	5,430	0.60%

Total Central American	4,508	0.50%
Costa Rican	418	0.05%
Guatemalan	701	0.08%
Honduran	1,136	0.13%
Nicaraguan	31	0.00%
Panamanian	576	0.06%
Salvadoran	1,440	0.16%
Other Central American	206	0.02%

Total South American	5,142	0.57%
Argentinean	549	0.06%
Bolivian	143	0.02%
Chilean	314	0.03%
Colombian	1,090	0.12%
Ecuadorian	1,624	0.18%
Paraguayan	22	0.00%
Peruvian	863	0.10%
Uruguayan	139	0.02%
Venezuelan	245	0.03%
Other South American	153	0.02%

Other Hispanic	5,178	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	14,761	1.64%
Chinese	9,272	1.03%
Filipino	3,371	0.37%
Korean	2,550	0.28%
Burmese	1,781	0.20%
Vietnamese	1,164	0.13%
Japanese	740	0.08%
Bangladeshi	561	0.06%
Thai	491	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	773,765	90.3%
Spanish	23,099	2.7%
Other Indo-European	17,904	2.1%
Other Asian	8,030	0.9%
Chinese	7,887	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,479	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,333	0.5%
Arabic	3,896	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3,592	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	190,155	21.1%
Italian	138,001	15.3%
German	129,591	14.4%
English	94,536	10.5%
Polish	50,279	5.6%
French	46,358	5.1%
American	37,007	4.1%
Dutch	21,516	2.4%
French Canadian	17,057	1.9%
Scottish	15,003	1.7%
European	12,235	1.4%
Russian	10,825	1.2%
Swedish	7,239	0.8%
Ukrainian	6,670	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	6,208	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	870,515	96.5%
Not a citizen	31,214	3.5%

Native	826,488	91.7%
Foreign-born	75,241	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,397	2.6%	29,218	4.7%	154,317	24.6%	176,046	28.1%	135,862	21.7%	115,394	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,397	2.6%
9-12 Years	29,218	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	154,317	24.6%
Some College	176,046	28.1%
Bach. Degree	135,862	21.7%
Grad Degree	115,394	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	854,832	824,460	30,372	3.6%
1991	857,854	810,902	46,952	5.5%
1992	856,576	806,026	50,550	5.9%
1993	860,820	818,700	42,120	4.9%
1994	866,488	825,766	40,722	4.7%
1995	858,730	817,772	40,958	4.8%
1996	853,720	816,578	37,142	4.4%
1997	869,984	835,258	34,726	4.0%
1998	871,364	840,490	30,874	3.5%
1999	867,728	838,872	28,856	3.3%

2000	865,952	836,296	29,656	3.4%
2001	870,796	840,540	30,256	3.5%
2002	889,028	852,046	36,982	4.2%
2003	890,298	851,334	38,964	4.4%
2004	897,544	858,654	38,890	4.3%
2005	908,062	871,860	36,202	4.0%
2006	911,662	876,280	35,382	3.9%
2007	903,408	867,872	35,536	3.9%
2008	912,422	867,848	44,574	4.9%
2009	914,720	850,260	64,460	7.0%

2010	918,926	850,680	68,246	7.4%
2011	899,950	835,118	64,832	7.2%
2012	909,150	841,706	67,444	7.4%
2013	910,270	851,552	58,718	6.5%
2014	888,608	843,274	45,334	5.1%
2015	893,152	853,020	40,132	4.5%
2016	896,284	858,652	37,632	4.2%
2017	895,048	856,888	38,160	4.3%
2018	896,048	862,286	33,762	3.8%
2019	894,974	863,590	31,384	3.5%

2020	896,990	832,692	64,298	7.2%
2021	906,536	867,054	39,482	4.4%
2022	913,086	885,720	27,366	3.0%
2023	918,952	889,102	29,850	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	417,778
Median Value	$255,256

Occupied	372,919	89.3%
Vacant	44,859	10.7%

Owned	237,513	63.7%
Rented	135,406	36.3%
Median Rent	$1,185

Single-Family Units	252,590	60.5%
Detached	235,153	56.3%
Attached	17,437	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	67,450	16.1%
Mobile Homes	13,627	3.3%

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area