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 66,877. Albany, Georgia is the 572nd largest city in the US.

What county is Albany, Georgia in?

Albany is located entirely in Dougherty County.

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

Albany has an area of 55.1 square miles. Albany is the 8th largest city, by area, in Georgia.

What was the peak population of Albany?

The peak population of Albany was in 1990, when its population was 78,350. In 1990, Albany was the 284th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 572nd largest city in the US. Albany is currently 14.6% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Albany shrinking?

Albany has shrunk 12.8% since the year 2000. Albany, Georgia's growth is extremely below average. 96% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Albany, Georgia?

Albany has a population density of 1,404.7 people per square mile.

Albany Demographics

What is the voting age population of Albany, Georgia?

The total voting age population of Albany, Georgia, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 54,920. The voting age population is 43.9% male and 56.1% female.

What percentage of Albany, Georgia residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.4% of the residents of Albany are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Albany, Georgia?

The racial demographics of Albany are 74.3% Black, 22.1% White, 1.6% Two or more races, 0.9% Asian, 0.7% Other and 0.3% American Indian. Additionally, 2.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

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

In Albany, 30.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 43.9%. On a per-household basis, 26.5% of families are below the poverty line in Albany.

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

Among those aged 16 and older, 58.0% of Albany residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Albany, Georgia residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 82.8% of Albany residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 20.0% have a bachelor's degree and 8.8% have a graduate or professional degree.

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

Among Albany residents aged 5 and older, 3.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.5% speak an Asian language.

Albany Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Albany, Georgia?

The unemployment rate in Albany is 13.7%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

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

In Albany, 20.8% 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, Georgia?

The median household income in Albany is $36,615.

Albany Housing & Rent Statistics

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

In Albany, 40.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

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

Renters occupy 59.6% of housing units in Albany.

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

Of all the housing units in Albany, 3.9% of them were build before 1940.

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

In Albany, 13.7% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 4,600 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Albany, Georgia?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Albany is $738.

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

In Albany, 72.7% of households have an active broadband internet connection.