Compare Albany County, NY vs Albany Metro Area, NY vs New York State (NY) vs United States
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| Metric |
Albany County, NY County |
Albany Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New York State (NY) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 317,018 | 906,052 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,313 | $1,280 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1964 | 1969 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Household income | $85,333 | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,210 | $49,088 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.9% | 44.7% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 317,018 | 906,052 | 19,852,366 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 214,344 | 634,704 | 14,017,184 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 134,703 | 383,063 | 7,722,646 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $85,333 | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,210 | $49,088 | $50,712 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.9% | 44.7% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,313 | $1,280 | $1,621 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1964 | 1969 | 1959 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 43.4% | 35.8% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 56.6% | 64.2% | 54.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 69.2% | 76.7% | 55.2% | 61% |
| Black | 12.3% | 7.9% | 14.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.8% | 5% | 9.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% | 6.3% | 19.8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.7% | 93.7% | 80.2% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 84.8% | 84.7% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 23.0 min | 33.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 15.2% | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 20% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 21.3% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.3% | 13.2% | 10.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 46.4% | 42.1% | 40.2% | 35.7% |