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New York · Census place 01000

Albany city, NY

Quick answer

Albany city has 100,081 residents, ranking #6 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $59,485, the median home is worth $223,000 and median gross rent runs $1,178 a month.

Population
100,081Albany city residents
Median household income
$59,485Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$223,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,178Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
31.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
37.9%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 23.8% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.4% of residents and 37.9% 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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