Albany: Population Profile

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