New Albany is a city of 37,581 people in Indiana. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $180,500, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,425 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,710, below the US median
New Albany's population equals 46% of Floyd County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 85% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 83% of the county's.
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)26.3%(471)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(420)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(581)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,790 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
New Albany, decade by decade
New 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
36,322
$57,441
$114,963
12.9%
16.8
2000
37,603
$63,618
$158,484
15.9%
24.4
2010
36,372
$55,583
$160,545
17.5%
35.2
2020
37,841
$59,893
$155,989
22.2%
46.8
2024
37,581
$54,710
$180,500
23.7%
44.3
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.
