Albany is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 101,317 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Albany is the tenth largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Albany was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Albany really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Albany is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Albany more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Albany’s character and quality of life.

Not only is Albany a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Albany a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Albany use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Albany‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Albany is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.32% of adults in Albany have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Albany in 2022 was $37,843, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,372 for a family of four. However, Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Albany is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Albany also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Albany include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Albany also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.20%.

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