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. Albany has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Albany telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Albany is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Albany is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Albany a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Albany is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Albany a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Albany is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Albany, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Albany's cultural character, accounting for 15.20% of the city’s population.

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