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2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±63 MOE (90%)
Total resident population estimated by the ACS.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±0.6 MOE (90%)
Estimated median age of residents.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$2,652 MOE (90%)
Median household income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.8% MOE (90%)
Owner-occupied units as a share of occupied tenure-classified units.
Only the same metric, ACS 5-year product, period, and 2024 vintage are compared.
| Metric | City of Albany | Albany County | New York |
|---|
| Population | 100,492 | 317,018 | 19,852,366 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.0 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $85,333 | $85,974 |
| Homeownership rate | 38.2% | 56.6% | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
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2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±63 MOE (90%)
Total resident population estimated by the ACS.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±947 MOE (90%)
Residents estimated to be younger than 18 years.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±889 MOE (90%)
Residents estimated to be age 65 or older.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±0.6 MOE (90%)
Estimated median age of residents.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1,011 MOE (90%)
Total estimated households.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±0.1 MOE (90%)
Average number of people per occupied housing unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Reported annual financial values cover the municipality’s filing and are not per-capita figures. Stress designations are the Comptroller’s monitoring results, not a New Day New York rating.
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $243,321,650 | $277,350,553 | $126,507,376 |
| 2023 | $235,634,684 | $258,096,558 | $101,025,948 |
| 2022 | $208,633,536 | $224,567,743 | $116,785,948 |
| 2021 | $204,103,133 | $219,147,319 | $117,554,275 |
| 2020 | $173,913,920 | $217,886,730 | $114,327,719 |
These measures describe resident educational attainment for adults age 25+, not school-district performance. NYSED school performance data is not part of Task 4.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±2.9% MOE (90%)
Share of residents age 25+ with at least a high school credential.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±2% MOE (90%)
Share of residents age 25+ with a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Employment measures are ACS survey estimates. The unemployed share is not the official current BLS unemployment rate.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$2,652 MOE (90%)
Median household income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$1,292 MOE (90%)
Per-capita income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.8% MOE (90%)
Estimated share of the poverty-status universe below the poverty level.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.5% MOE (90%)
Civilian labor force as a share of the population age 16+ in the ACS table universe.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1,369 MOE (90%)
Residents age 16+ in the civilian labor force estimated to be employed.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.2% MOE (90%)
ACS estimate; this is not the official current BLS unemployment rate.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±877 MOE (90%)
Total estimated housing units.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1,011 MOE (90%)
Housing units estimated to be occupied.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.8% MOE (90%)
Owner-occupied units as a share of occupied tenure-classified units.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$6,884 MOE (90%)
Median value of owner-occupied housing units in dollars reported for the vintage.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$37 MOE (90%)
Median monthly gross rent in dollars reported for the vintage.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.2% MOE (90%)
Vacant housing units as a share of all housing units in the occupancy-status universe.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: +3,632. This is not a simple annual change.
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: +$13,474. This is not a simple annual change.
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: +$47,900. This is not a simple annual change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Every displayed observation retains its Census source, ACS product, vintage, survey period, retrieval record, and import-run provenance in the database.
U.S. Census Bureau · published Jan 29, 2026 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · published Dec 12, 2024 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · published Dec 7, 2023 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · published Dec 8, 2022 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · published Mar 17, 2022 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
Estimates use 90% margins of error. Derived sums use root-sum-of-squares; derived percentages use Census approximation formulas. See the public methodology.