California · Census place 00674
Albany city, CA
Quick answer
Albany city has 19,768 residents, ranking #352 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $135,927, the median home is worth $1,188,600 and median gross rent runs $2,389 a month.
- Population
- 19,768Albany city residents
- Median household income
- $135,927Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,188,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,389Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Albany city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Albany city median would spend about 21.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 53.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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