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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.9%), Public administration (15.3%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Detached houses: $247,400Here:$247,400State:$343,827 Townhouses or other attached units: $259,481Here:$259,481State:$484,742 In 2-unit structures: $259,067Here:$259,067State:$460,134 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $261,575Here:$261,575State:$569,159 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,539Here:$169,539State:$676,553 Mobile homes: $80,157Here:$80,157State:$40,766
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 60.3% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 37.0%
Obama (Democratic): 64.5% McCain (Republican): 34.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $4,018 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,003 (1.5%)
Area name: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Albany County is $586 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.
Cities in this county include: Albany, Colonie, Guilderland, Bethlehem, Cohoes, Watervliet, New Scotland, Delmar, Coeymans, Westmere.
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 36 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Albany County: Colonie Country Club (A), Keefers Corners (B), Albany Filtration Plant (C), Albany Country Club (D), Shoefelt Corners (E), Snyders Corners (F), Ann Lee Home (G), Glenmont Farms (H), Indian Quadrangle (I), Watervliet Fish and Game Club (J), Wolferts Roost Country Club (K), Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Central Avenue Sub-Station (L), Zucks Corners (M), Hiawatha Trails Golf Course (N), Pinehaven Country Club (O), Town of Colonie Landfill (P), Mill Road Acres Golf Course (Q), Kaiser Industrial Park (R), Guptill Industrial Park (S), Jericho Drive-In (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Stuyvesant Plaza Shopping Center (1), Star Plaza Shopping Center (2), Town Square Shopping Center (3), Glenmont Center Square Shopping Center (4), Delaware Plaza Shopping Center (5), Northway Mall Shopping Center (6), Colonie Center Shopping Center (7), Windsor Plaza Shopping Center (8), Wolf Road Shoppers Park Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Albany County include: Saint Leo Church (A), Saint Madelene Sophe Church (B), Lee Church (C), Mountainview Evangelical Free Church (D), Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church (E), Unionville Reformed Church (F), Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (G), Delmar Full Gospel Church (H), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Rural Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Saint Matthews Cemetery (3), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (4), Saint Patrick Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Sicker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lawson Lake (A), Littles Lake (B), Myosotis Lake (C), Onderdonk Lake (D), Stump Pond (E), Thompsons Lake (F), Triangle Lake (G), Warner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf Creek (A), Wolf Fly Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C), Phillipin Kill (D), Feuri Spruyt (E), Bozen Kill (F), Indian House Creek (G), Dowers Kill (H), Blockhouse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Albany County include: Thacher State Park (1), Partridge Run Game Management Area (2), Schuetzen Park (3), Elm Avenue Town Park (4), New Scotland Town Park (5), Nott Road Park (6), Tawasentha Park (7), McKownville Park (8), Heritage Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Albany County: Colonie Country Club (A), Keefers Corners (B), Albany Filtration Plant (C), Albany Country Club (D), Shoefelt Corners (E), Snyders Corners (F), Ann Lee Home (G), Glenmont Farms (H), Indian Quadrangle (I), Watervliet Fish and Game Club (J), Wolferts Roost Country Club (K), Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Central Avenue Sub-Station (L), Zucks Corners (M), Hiawatha Trails Golf Course (N), Pinehaven Country Club (O), Town of Colonie Landfill (P), Mill Road Acres Golf Course (Q), Kaiser Industrial Park (R), Guptill Industrial Park (S), Jericho Drive-In (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Stuyvesant Plaza Shopping Center (1), Star Plaza Shopping Center (2), Town Square Shopping Center (3), Glenmont Center Square Shopping Center (4), Delaware Plaza Shopping Center (5), Northway Mall Shopping Center (6), Colonie Center Shopping Center (7), Windsor Plaza Shopping Center (8), Wolf Road Shoppers Park Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Albany County include: Saint Leo Church (A), Saint Madelene Sophe Church (B), Lee Church (C), Mountainview Evangelical Free Church (D), Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church (E), Unionville Reformed Church (F), Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (G), Delmar Full Gospel Church (H), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rural Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2), Saint Matthews Cemetery (3), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (4), Saint Patrick Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Sicker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lawson Lake (A), Littles Lake (B), Myosotis Lake (C), Onderdonk Lake (D), Stump Pond (E), Thompsons Lake (F), Triangle Lake (G), Warner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf Creek (A), Wolf Fly Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C), Phillipin Kill (D), Feuri Spruyt (E), Bozen Kill (F), Indian House Creek (G), Dowers Kill (H), Blockhouse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Albany County include: Thacher State Park (1), Partridge Run Game Management Area (2), Schuetzen Park (3), Elm Avenue Town Park (4), New Scotland Town Park (5), Nott Road Park (6), Tawasentha Park (7), McKownville Park (8), Heritage Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Columbia County , Greene County , Rensselaer County , Saratoga County , Schenectady County , Schoharie County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 28,317 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 19,228 (58% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Housing units in Albany County with a mortgage: 39,117 (2,656 second mortgage, 5,583 home equity loan, 196 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 18,212
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Albany County (%):
7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,646 average adjusted gross income)
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)Albany County:0.17%New York average:0.24% 5.11% relocated from other counties in New York ($26,381 average AGI) 1.78% relocated from other states ($11,039 average AGI)Albany County:1.78%New York average:1.94%
7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,910 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($240 average AGI)Albany County:0.06%New York average:0.10% 4.80% relocated to other counties in New York ($26,786 average AGI) 2.32% relocated to other states ($15,885 average AGI)Albany County:2.32%New York average:2.96%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 44,866 (38,196 aged, 6,670 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 32.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 69.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
53,147 spouses, 78,769 children (74,002 natural, 2,311 adopted, 2,456 stepchildren), 2,932 grandchildren, 1,969 brothers or sisters, 1,715 parents, 2,827 other relatives, 5,176 non-relatives
Size of family households: 30,843 2-persons, 17,276 3-persons, 14,468 4-persons, 6,077 5-persons, 1,968 6-persons, 634 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 39,794 1-person, 7,839 2-persons, 1,356 3-persons, 339 4-persons, 51 5-persons.
90.1% of residents of Albany County speak English at home. 2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Albany County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.18 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)
Year house built
58% of Albany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,700
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Air Transportation: $42,099,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,017,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000
Parking Facilities: $343,000
Housing and Community Development: $50,000
Air Transportation: $23,930,000
Regular Highways: $9,198,000
General - Other: $59,650,000
Health - Other: $42,983,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,441,000
Air Transportation: $27,148,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $12,513,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,453,000
Police Protection: $11,861,000
Regular Highways: $10,825,000
Sewerage: $8,430,000
Central Staff Services: $6,152,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,011,000
Corrections - Other: $5,458,000
General Public Buildings: $4,309,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,284,000
Financial Administration: $3,081,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,523,000
Housing and Community Development: $186,000
All Other: $1,786,000
Highways: $1,063,000
Health and Hospitals: $268,000
Other Higher Education: $6,122,000
Transit Utilities: $1,216,000
Highways: $1,004,000
Interest Earnings: $5,158,000
Rents: $1,144,000
Fines and Forfeits: $631,000
Sale of Property: $103,000
Special Assessments: $25,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,317,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $27,958,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $9,182,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,128,000
General - Other: $705,000
Correctional Institutions: $154,000
Central Staff Services: $80,000
Public Welfare - Other: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
Beginning: $701,000
Health and Hospitals: $24,250,000
All Other: $11,989,000
Highways: $2,045,000
Property: $73,431,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,284,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,326,000
NEC: $325,000
Other License: $6,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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