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Albany Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metro area of Albany present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Albany, NY

People QuickFacts Albany New York
Population, 2006 estimate 93,963 19,306,183
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -0.4% 1.7%
Population, 2000 95,658 18,976,457
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.6% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.0% 24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.4% 12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.5% 51.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 63.1% 67.9%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 28.1% 15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.3% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.0% 3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 5.6% 15.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.6% 61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.6% 20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 13.2% 28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.2% 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.5% 27.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.1 31.7