Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 861,623
2000: 875,583
Percent change, 1990-2000: 1.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 46th
U.S. rank in 1990: 49th
U.S. rank in 2000: 56th
City Residents
1980: 101,727
1990: 101,082
2000: 95,658
2003 estimate: 93,919
Percent change, 1990-2000: -5.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 164th
U.S. rank in 1990: 192nd (State rank: 6th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 277th (State rank: 21st)
Density: 4,474.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 60,383
Black or African American: 26,915
American Indian and Alaska Native: 301
Asian: 3,116
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 34
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,349
Other: 2,060
Percent of residents born in state: 74.8%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 5,384
Population 5 to 9 years old: 5,584
Population 10 to 14 years old: 5,142
Population 15 to 19 years old: 8,772
Population 20 to 24 years old: 12,678
Population 25 to 34 years old: 15,166
Population 35 to 44 years old: 12,805
Population 45 to 54 years old: 10,768
Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,664
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,914
Population 65 to 74 years old: 5,674
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,781
Population 85 years and older: 2,326
Median age: 31.4 years
Births (2002, Albany County)
Total number: 3,226
Deaths (2002, Albany County)
Total number: 2,817 (of which, 34 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,281
Median household income: $30,041
Total households: 40,772
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,009
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,712
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,513
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,707
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,064
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,005
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,977
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,874
$150,000 to $199,999: 573
$200,000 or more: 338
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.0% (54.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported