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Albany County
Albany County, New York
At a Glance
Population 314,848 County Seat Rensselaer County Courthouse State FIPS 36 County FIPS 001 Num Towns 15 Census-Designated Places 6 Total Town Population 196,504 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 315,041 Median Age 38.1 Veterans 13,182 Housing Units 146,137 Uninsured 715 Net Migration (recent) -2,950 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 9,394 Total Employees 176,385 Avg Annual Pay $82,387 Median Household Income $78,829 Poverty Rate 12.5% Unemployment Rate 5.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $111,844 Federal Spending FY2024 $13,739,208,382 Federal Spending Per Capita $43,638
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $263,800 Median Rent $1,196 FMR Studio $1,074 FMR 1BR $1,230 FMR 2BR $1,487 FMR 3BR $1,792 FMR 4BR $1,971
Health & Safety
Hospitals 60 EMS Stations 45 Fire Stations 45 Police Stations 45 Adult Smoking 15.3% Adult Obesity 32.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 23.8 Air Quality Good Days 280
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 24.43 Electric Customers 7420214 Towns with Broadband Data 15 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 15
Community
Churches 185 Libraries 21 Historic Places (NRHP) 234 Homeless Population 1,011 Schools 158 SNAP Stores 254 Bank Branches 80
Agriculture
Total Farms 87 Land in Farms (acres) 2,802 Avg Farm Size (acres) 32.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE HENRI 2021-08-22 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-20 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2017-07-12 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-31 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2009-03-04 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2008-12-18 DR SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING 2007-04-24
Detailed Topics
Communities in Albany County
Albany — pop 99,224Cohoes — pop 18,147Latham — pop 13,680Roessleville — pop 11,518Watervliet — pop 10,375Loudonville — pop 10,296Colonie — pop 7,781Westmere — pop 7,560Menands — pop 4,554Ravena — pop 3,271Green Island — pop 2,934Voorheesville — pop 2,841Siena College — pop 2,281Altamont — pop 1,675Preston-Potter Hollow — pop 367
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
