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Albany--Schenectady, NY Urban Area

602,242 Population
271.3 square miles 2,219.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,346 ±$1,305 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$79,743 ±$3,518 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.9% ±1.3% (79,956  ±7,333) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.6 minutes ±0.5 (5,612,690  ±206,063) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

258,116 ±4,356 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (571,559  ±7,981) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4% ±0.9% (5,904  ±1,353) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

279,915 ±3,709 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$276,000 ±$6,898 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.7% ±1.2% (75,772  ±7,230) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.6% ±2.1% (386,515  ±10,410.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.5% ±1.5% (175,504  ±6,761.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

13.8% ±2% (79,145  ±11,361.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

11.1% ±0.9% (66,884  ±5,301) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±0.5% (23,731  ±2,516) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,731 Total veterans ±2,516 21,170 Male ±2,328 2,561 Female ±842

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