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Albany

Oregon · 56,894 residents (2025 est.) · 17.8 sq mi
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Albany is a city of 56,839 people in Oregon. The population is up 39% since 2000. Density works out to 3,186 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 59% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
56,839
+39%since 2000
from 40,852 in 2000
56,894 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,186 / sq mi
+22%since 2009
from 2,619 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.7
+9%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
17.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
27K35K43K51K60K19902000201020202024Albany
202457K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57%(3,997)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(3,305)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(3,816)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(3,958)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(3,298)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(7,928)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(8,314)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(6,420)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(6,245)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(5,395)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(2,834)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(1,329)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,114
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,409 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,281
+101%since 2000
from $18,570 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.8%
+25.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.421
+5%since 2010
from 0.401 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$389,200
+72%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $124,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,372
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $594 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.5% in 2000
41.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.54 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.5%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
+29%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
75
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89%(36,361)
Black0.5%(192)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(2,489)
Asian1.1%(457)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.1%(42,692)
Black0.8%(440)
Hispanic / Latino16.5%(9,390)
Asian2%(1,142)
Other5.6%(3,175)
Diversity Score
51
+54%since 2009
from 33 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.5%(7,690)
Puerto Rican0.5%(276)
Spaniard0.3%(184)
Honduran0.2%(97)
Cuban0.1%(79)
Salvadoran0.1%(75)
Colombian0.1%(62)
Chilean0.1%(34)
Dominican0%(20)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.7%(417)
Filipino0.4%(241)
Asian Indian0.3%(178)
Japanese0.2%(98)
Korean0.2%(97)
Hmong0.1%(85)
Cambodian0%(19)
Thai0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.3%(189)
Samoan0.1%(43)
Ancestry
German18%(10,208)
English15.9%(9,027)
Irish11.3%(6,431)
Norwegian3.8%(2,180)
American3.7%(2,095)
Swedish3.1%(1,734)
Scottish2.8%(1,581)
French2.2%(1,271)
Italian2.1%(1,183)
Dutch1.7%(947)
British1.5%(849)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(683)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Polish1.1%(601)
Danish0.9%(489)
Greek0.7%(371)
Welsh0.6%(361)
Russian0.6%(326)
Portuguese0.5%(272)
Swiss0.5%(258)
Canadian0.4%(242)
Czech0.3%(190)
Ukrainian0.3%(177)
Finnish0.3%(149)
Slovak0.2%(131)
Belgian0.2%(118)
Arab0.1%(81)
Serbian0.1%(71)
Austrian0.1%(65)
Hungarian0.1%(64)
Nigerian0.1%(48)
Romanian0.1%(44)
Israeli0.1%(38)
Lebanese0.1%(32)
Armenian0.1%(32)
Croatian0.1%(31)
Lithuanian0.1%(30)
West Indian0.1%(30)
Ghanaian0%(28)
Ethiopian0%(24)
Turkish0%(20)
Jamaican0%(11)
Syrian0%(10)
Kenyan0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.4%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.0 min
+79%since 2000
from 11.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 78.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.2%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2011
from 61.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.0%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 14.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.8%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 82.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 84.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 89.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 8.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.7%(7,589)
Married52%(11,715)
Widowed2.6%(575)
Divorced11.8%(2,654)
Women 15+
Never married27%(6,261)
Married47.9%(11,117)
Widowed8%(1,860)
Divorced17%(3,950)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.8%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 54.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
29.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 41.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)23.2%(783)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(847)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(1,114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(261)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(64)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,377 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Albany, Oregon?

Albany, Oregon has about 56,839 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Albany, Oregon?

The typical household in Albany, Oregon earns about $78,114 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Albany, Oregon expensive?

In Albany, Oregon, the median home is worth about $389,200, and the typical rent is about $1,372 a month.

How educated are people in Albany, Oregon?

About 29.4% of adults age 25 and over in Albany, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Albany, Oregon?

About 13.5% of people in Albany, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Albany, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Albany, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 27,376 residents, a change of about 93 percent over that period.

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