Albany is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,247 people and two associated neighborhoods, Albany is the 219th largest community in Louisiana.

Also of interest is that Albany has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Albany, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Albany is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Albany overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Albany, 23.07% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Albany in 2022 was $29,301, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,204 for a family of four. However, Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Albany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albany residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albany include French, Irish, Italian, German, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.