What is the population of Albany County, New York?

The population of Albany County, New York is 309,574, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Albany County, New York?

The median household income in Albany County, New York is $83,193, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Albany County, New York is $176,535, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Albany County, New York is 5.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education A

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	309,574	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	580.8	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.35%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	36.3	38.5	37.1
Households	132,723	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Albany County

Group	Share

Albany County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$83,193	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.52%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$176,535	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,252	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	56.7%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.7	29.0	22.5
Work from home	13.6%	13.4%	13.4%

Albany County has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.51	2.54

Albany County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Albany County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.5	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.9%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	15.6%	17.4%	19.0%