Albany, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,004 (All urban)

Albany, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,248 (7,011 occupied: 3,558 owner occupied, 3,453 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	43%

Housing density: 4260 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,178 (lower quartile is $890, upper quartile is $1,519)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,451

Median gross rent in Albany, CA in 2007: $1,233

Housing units in Albany with a mortgage: 2,012 (229 second mortgage, 264 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 783

Albany,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $682,168 (it was $305,500 in 2000)

Albany:	$682,168
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $624,113 - $802,790

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $701,623
Here: $701,623
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $763,597
Here: $763,597
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $740,287
Here: $740,287
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $662,960
Here: $662,960
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $369,718
Here: $369,718
State: $482,470

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,411

In family households: 12,898 (2,772 male householders, 1,561 female householders)
3,212 spouses, 4,319 children (4,010 natural, 177 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 203 parents, 211 other relatives, 306 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,513 (1,193 male householders (798 living alone)), 1,508 female householders (1,242 living alone)), 812 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 33 (15 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,816 2-persons, 1,218 3-persons, 939 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,040 1-person, 561 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,703 married couples with children.
891 single-parent households (161 men, 730 women).

63.9% of residents of Albany speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
20.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,759 (28.9%)
(38.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Albany, California:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 103 3 rooms: 255 4 rooms: 515 5 rooms: 824 6 rooms: 907 7 rooms: 481 8 rooms: 294 9 or more rooms: 161

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Albany, California:
	1 room: 187 2 rooms: 546 3 rooms: 766 4 rooms: 1,123 5 rooms: 556 6 rooms: 197 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 201
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 83
1980 to 1989: 467
1970 to 1979: 841
1960 to 1969: 898
1950 to 1959: 813
1940 to 1949: 877
1939 or earlier: 3,034

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Albany:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 259 2 bedrooms: 1,574 3 bedrooms: 1,256 4 bedrooms: 344 5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Albany:
	no bedroom: 250 1 bedroom: 1,134 2 bedrooms: 1,721 3 bedrooms: 326 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Albany in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 219 1 vehicle: 1,399 2 vehicles: 1,591 3 vehicles: 240 4 vehicles: 79 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Albany in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 310 1 vehicle: 2,016 2 vehicles: 972 3 vehicles: 126 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Albany, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 2
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 36
$250,000 to $299,999: 81
$300,000 to $399,999: 258
$400,000 to $499,999: 354
$500,000 to $749,999: 1265
$750,000 to $999,999: 909
$1,000,000 or more: 493

Albany rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Albany:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 83
$650 to $699: 49
$700 to $749: 123
$750 to $799: 229
$800 to $899: 329
$900 to $999: 191
$1,000 to $1,249: 740
$1,250 to $1,499: 580
$1,500 to $1,999: 545
$2,000 or more: 287
No cash rent: 99

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,649 1990 to 1994: 814 1985 to 1989: 648 1980 to 1984: 429 1975 to 1979: 411 1970 to 1974: 160 1970 to 1974: 204 1965 to 1969: 444

Albany, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.2%
Number of people working at home: 426 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 276
5 to 9 minutes: 676
10 to 14 minutes: 899
15 to 19 minutes: 1142
20 to 24 minutes: 1032
25 to 29 minutes: 289
30 to 34 minutes: 1185
35 to 39 minutes: 256
40 to 44 minutes: 417
45 to 59 minutes: 1034
60 to 89 minutes: 723
90 or more minutes: 213

Albany mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,613 (54%)
Carpooled: 1,056 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 633 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 989 (12%)
Railroad: 20 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 349 (4%)
Walked: 300 (4%)
Other means: 129 (2%)
Worked at home: 426 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 429
$10,000 to $14,999: 278
$15,000 to $19,999: 311
$20,000 to $24,999: 323
$25,000 to $29,999: 334
$30,000 to $34,999: 457
$35,000 to $39,999: 325
$40,000 to $44,999: 333
$45,000 to $49,999: 368
$50,000 to $59,999: 612
$60,000 to $74,999: 880
$75,000 to $99,999: 1059
$100,000 to $124,999: 573
$125,000 to $149,999: 319
$150,000 to $199,999: 314
$200,000 or more: 119

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6609

German: 1103

Irish: 1081

English: 965

Italian: 772

Russian: 513

European: 334

United States or American: 293

Swedish: 282

Polish: 262

French (except Basque): 219

Scottish: 218

Iranian: 197

Scotch-Irish: 163

Arab:: 160

Portuguese: 155

Norwegian: 150

British: 139

Subsaharan African:: 136

Dutch: 116

Eastern European: 105

African: 102

Hungarian: 77

Israeli: 75

Danish: 73

Northern European: 73

Finnish: 72

Swiss: 65

Welsh: 55

Egyptian: 54

Arab/Arabic: 54

French Canadian: 47

Scandinavian: 44

Greek: 39

Brazilian: 38

Canadian: 34

Austrian: 30

Lebanese: 29

Romanian: 29

Ukrainian: 25

Afghan: 23

Sudanese: 22

Celtic: 21

Maltese: 17

Belgian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Latvian: 16

Armenian: 15

Croatian: 15

Czech: 12

Australian: 12

Turkish: 12

Slovene: 11

Jamaican: 11

Palestinian: 10

Lithuanian: 8

Other Arab: 7

Slavic: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

Moroccan: 6

West Indian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Serbian: 5

Ethiopian: 5

Estonian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (21%)
Korea (9%)
Taiwan (9%)
Japan (6%)
India (4%)
Mexico (4%)
Iran (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6556
Northeast: 1678
Midwest: 1324
South: 1023
West: 813

52% of Albany residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 75
High school graduate (or equivalency): 491
Less than 1 year of college: 173
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 515
Associate degree: 197
Bachelor's degree: 1,533
Master's degree: 1,063
Professional school degree: 253
Doctorate degree: 702

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 80
12th grade, no diploma: 139
High school graduate (or equivalency): 776
Less than 1 year of college: 222
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 699
Associate degree: 379
Bachelor's degree: 1,937
Master's degree: 1,263
Professional school degree: 303
Doctorate degree: 348

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,095
Black householders: $50,618
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,982
Asian householders: $66,545
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $91,983
Some other race householders: $40,914
Two or more races householders: $96,029
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $55,688

Albany household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Albany household income for Black householders

Albany household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Albany household income for Asian householders

Albany household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Albany household income for Some other race householders

Albany household income for Two or more races householders

Albany household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Albany marital status for males

Albany marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $746,477
Black or African American householders: $770,816
Asian householders: $753,846
Some other race householders: $654,479
Two or more races householders: $717,225
Hispanic or Latino householders: $758,312

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,777
One, attached: 181
Two: 269
3 or 4: 544
5 to 9: 844
10 to 19: 440
20 to 49: 320
50 or more: 867
Mobile homes: 6

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Albany:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 158

Here:	8.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 108

Here:	13.7%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 114

Here:	11.4%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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)

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