Albany is a city of 67,224 people in Georgia. 38% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 27.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $124,300, having risen by half since 2000. Households here earn about 39% less than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,240, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Albany
What changed most since 1990
Black share54.7% → 76.4%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.8% → 21.4%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants47.2% → 37.7%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.7%(1,336)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(1,233)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(1,366)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(72)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,358 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Albany, decade by decade
Albany population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
78,122
$52,526
$134,404
17.8%
63.7
2000
76,939
$52,170
$126,059
18.2%
59.5
2010
77,434
$43,157
$140,692
19.1%
53.8
2020
69,647
$47,059
$121,568
20.8%
50.5
2024
67,224
$47,240
$124,300
21.4%
48.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
