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Albany--Schenectady, NY Urban Area

607,238 Population
271.3 square miles 2,237.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,069 ±$1,508 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,026 ±$2,748 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.7% ±1.3% (73,426  ±7,663) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22 minutes ±0.5 (5,838,425  ±225,163) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

263,805 ±3,661 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (574,147  ±8,309) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±1.2% (7,541  ±1,776) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

278,743 ±3,047 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$299,300 ±$6,704 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±1% (66,816  ±6,332.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±2.1% (386,666  ±10,156.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.4% ±1.5% (189,837  ±6,818.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14.2% ±2.2% (82,027  ±12,974.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

11.4% ±0.8% (69,292  ±4,706) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±0.6% (23,112  ±3,109) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
23,112 Total veterans ±3,109 20,185 Male ±2,884 2,927 Female ±831

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