Albany Population History 1990 - 2023

Albany Population Facts

What is the current population of Albany?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Albany is 19,097. Albany, California is the 1,972nd largest city in the US.

What county is Albany, California in?

Albany is located entirely in Alameda County.

What is the size of Albany, California in square miles?

Albany has an area of 1.8 square miles.

What was the peak population of Albany?

The peak population of Albany was in 2020, when its population was 19,977. In 2020, Albany was the 1,865th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,972nd largest city in the US. Albany is currently 4.4% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Albany growing?

Albany has grown 15.7% since the 2000. Albany, California's growth is about average. 50% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Albany, California?

Albany has a population density of 10,368.6 people per square mile.

Albany Demographics

What is the voting age population of Albany, California?

The total voting age population of Albany, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 11,604. The voting age population is 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

What percentage of Albany, California residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.0% of the residents of Albany are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Albany, California?

The racial demographics of Albany are 49.6% White, 29.2% Asian, 9.5% Two or more races, 7.5% Other, 3.0% Black, 0.8% American Indian and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 15.0% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Albany, California residents are below the poverty line?

In Albany, 8.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 9.7%. On a per-household basis, 6.7% of families are below the poverty line in Albany.

What percentage of Albany, California residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 69.2% of Albany residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Albany, California residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 94.8% of Albany residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 72.9% have a bachelor's degree and 40.4% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Albany, California residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Albany residents aged 5 and older, 40.0% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 10.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 19.5% speak an Asian language.

Albany Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Albany, California?

The unemployment rate in Albany is 3.5%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Albany, California residents work for the government?

In Albany, 24.3% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Albany, California?

The median household income in Albany is $95,400.

Albany Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Albany, California?

In Albany, 47.0% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Albany, California?

Renters occupy 53.0% of housing units in Albany.

What percentage of Albany, California housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Albany, 39.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Albany, California housing units were built after 2000?

In Albany, 13.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,000 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Albany, California?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Albany is $1,856.

What percentage of households in Albany, California have broadband internet?

In Albany, 83.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.