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.Albany is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Albany is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albany who work in office and administrative support (13.30%), sales jobs (8.46%), and teaching (8.07%). 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. 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Albany is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Albany area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Albany ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Albany, 45.32% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. 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.
