US City Guide:

Albany,

New York

Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 861,623
2000: 875,583
Percent change, 1990-2000: 1.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 46th
U.S. rank in 1990: 49th
U.S. rank in 2000: 56th
City Residents
1980: 101,727
1990: 101,082
2000: 95,658
2003 estimate: 93,919
Percent change, 1990-2000: -5.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 164th
U.S. rank in 1990: 192nd (State rank: 6th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 277th (State rank: 21st)
Density: 4,474.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White 60,383
Black or African American 26,915
American Indian and Alaska Native 301
Asian 3,116
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 34
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) 5,349
Other 2,060
Percent of residents born in state: 74.8%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old 5,384
Population 5 to 9 years old 5,584
Population 10 to 14 years old 5,142
Population 15 to 19 years old 8,772
Population 20 to 24 years old 12,678
Population 25 to 34 years old 15,166
Population 35 to 44 years old 12,805
Population 45 to 54 years old 10,768
Population 55 to 59 years old 3,664
Population 60 to 64 years old 2,914
Population 65 to 74 years old 5,674
Population 75 to 84 years old 4,781
Population 85 years and older 2,326
Median age 31.4 years
Births (2002, Albany County)
Total number 3,226
Deaths (2002, Albany County)
Total number 2,817 (of which, 34 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income $18,281
Median household income $30,041
Total households 40,772
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000 7,009
$10,000 to $14,999 3,712
$15,000 to $24,999 6,513
$25,000 to $34,999 5,707
$35,000 to $49,999 6,064
$50,000 to $74,999 6,005
$75,000 to $99,999 2,977
$100,000 to $149,999 1,874
$150,000 to $199,999 573
$200,000 or more 338
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.0% (54.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported

 
 
 

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