What is the population of Albany town?

Albany town has 969 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #276 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in Albany town?

Median household income in Albany town is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Albany town?

Median gross rent is $756 a month and the median home value is $207,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

Is Albany town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Albany town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Albany, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Albany, Louisiana (Albany, LA — Census place “Albany town”) is 969 residents, ranking #276 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $55,000, the median home is worth $207,100 and median gross rent runs $756 a month. Looking for the Albany Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Albany, LA: 70711.

Population: 969Albany town residents
Median household income: $55,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $207,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $756Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 57.1%Owner-occupied households

Albany ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Albany.

The Albany LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

70711

What the numbers mean in Albany town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Albany town median would spend about 16.5% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 57.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Albany town, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Albany town is a very small community in Louisiana, with 969 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #276 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 43% of them. The median age here is 33.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Albany town earn a median of $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Albany town is valued at $207,100, 31.7% below the national figure and 20% above the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $756 a month, 46.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,072 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 57.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 969 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Albany town against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Albany town?: Albany town has 969 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #276 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Albany town?: Median household income in Albany town is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Albany town?: Median gross rent is $756 a month and the median home value is $207,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is Albany town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Albany town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Albany town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.