2024 population: 406,165 ( 2,977 from 2020)
Land area: 6312.8 square miles
Population density: 64.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	198,577	48.89%	4.1%
Black:	157,284	38.72%	1.7%
Indian:	1,202	0.30%	15.6%
Asian:	4,562	1.12%	4.5%
2+ races:	6,239	1.54%	23.8%
Hispanic:	38,301	9.43%	20.8%

Total non-White:	207,588	51.11%	2.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,845	12.7
Deaths:	23,216	14.2
Net Migration:	-3,923	-2.4
Net Immigration:	3,394	2.1

Change in White population:	-8,422	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,445	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
409,142
206,999	50.59%
159,991	39.10%
1,040	0.25%
4,364	1.07%
5,039	1.23%
31,709	7.75%
202,143	49.41%

2010
419,886
224,101	53.37%
160,295	38.18%
847	0.20%
3,456	0.82%
3,891	0.93%
26,944	6.42%
195,785	46.63%

2000
404,488
231,205	57.16%
151,255	37.39%
819	0.20%
2,031	0.50%
2,392	0.59%
16,594	4.10%
173,283	42.84%

1990
360,527
223,223	61.92%
130,417	36.17%
704	0.20%
972	0.27%
n/a
5,211	1.45%
137,304	38.08%

1980
355,397
227,871	64.12%
122,557	34.48%
505	0.14%
812	0.23%
n/a
3,554	1.00%
127,526	35.88%

1970
312,270
203,854	65.28%
106,730	34.18%
144	0.05%
352	0.11%
n/a
1,072	0.34%
108,416	34.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
51,006	12.1
38,787	9.2
-25,619	-6.1
1,633	0.4

-17,102	-4.1
6,358	1.5

Number	Rate
2000's
59,507	14.7
36,341	9.0
-9,572	-2.4
7,498	1.9

-7,104	-1.8
22,502	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
62,487	17.3
37,606	10.4
2,500	0.7
2,515	0.7

7,982	2.2
35,979	10.0

Number	Rate
1980's
62,795	17.7
32,930	9.3
-21,439	-6.0
n/a

-4,648	-1.3
9,778	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,046	1.0
n/a

24,017	7.7
19,110	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany, GA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.7
98,756	24.3%
307,409	75.7%
66,727	16.4%

152,038
2.57

100,104	65.8%
62,191	62.1%
16,335	16.3%
51,934	34.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
109,277	26.0%
310,609	74.0%
52,925	12.6%

154,818
2.60

108,057	69.8%
69,608	64.4%
16,944	15.7%
46,761	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
113,319	28.0%
291,169	72.0%
47,303	11.7%

147,284
2.64

106,739	72.5%
73,746	69.1%
16,121	15.1%
40,545	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
108,006	30.0%
252,521	70.0%
42,955	11.9%

127,086
2.76

96,239	75.7%
70,307	73.1%
13,567	14.1%
30,847	24.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
118,065	33.2%
237,332	66.8%
36,640	10.3%

117,081
2.98

92,450	79.0%
73,804	79.8%
9,630	10.4%
24,631	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Albany, GA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,376	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,894	7.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,778	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,994	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,322	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,054	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,534	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,521	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,460	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,322	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,491	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,355	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,996	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,487	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,089	4.7%
$200,000 or more	5,365	3.5%

Median Household Income	49,962
Per Capita Income	26,259

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11,611	7.6%
Public Assistance	2,184	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32,347	21.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	143,993	61.8%
Unemployed	10,717	4.6%
In Armed Forces	987	0.4%

Total Labor Force	155,697	66.9%
Not in Labor Force	77,115	33.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	60,418	52,037	53.7%
Non-Profit	3,936	6,906	36.3%
Self-Employed	10,455	4,808	68.5%

Local Government	5,423	9,703	35.9%
State Government	2,687	6,463	29.4%
Federal Government	2,859	1,770	61.8%

Total Private + Self	70,873	56,845	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,905	24,842	37.5%
Total	85,778	81,687	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,983	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,460	20.5%
Professional, Technical	32,195	19.2%
Service Occupations	28,287	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,379	2.0%
All others	52,946	31.5%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	23,074	13.7%
Manufacturing	21,614	12.9%
Retail trade	20,275	12.1%
Educational services	16,484	9.8%
Construction	11,823	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	11,621	6.9%
Public administration	10,193	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	10,015	6.0%
Other services	8,596	5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,359	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,725	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,361	3.2%
Finance and insurance	4,393	2.6%
Wholesale trade	4,157	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,440	1.5%
Utilities	1,565	0.9%
Information	1,487	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,241	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	270	0.2%
Management	178	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,116	5.43%
Puerto Rican	2,571	0.63%
Cuban	1,046	0.26%
Dominican	458	0.11%

Total Central American	4,314	1.06%
Costa Rican	41	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,639	0.65%
Honduran	962	0.24%
Nicaraguan	105	0.03%
Panamanian	78	0.02%
Salvadoran	489	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	425	0.10%
Argentinean	22	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	163	0.04%
Ecuadorian	77	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	76	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	87	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,968	0.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,112	0.27%
Chinese	686	0.17%
Filipino	671	0.16%
Indian	558	0.14%
Korean	277	0.07%
Japanese	276	0.07%
Burmese	175	0.04%
Thai	66	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	350,167	91.7%
Spanish	25,369	6.6%
Other Indo-European	980	0.3%
Vietnamese	917	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	816	0.2%
German, other Germanic	794	0.2%
Other	611	0.2%
Other Asian	606	0.2%
Tagalog	539	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	57,019	14.0%
English	25,614	6.3%
Irish	20,330	5.0%
German	14,606	3.6%
Scottish	4,207	1.0%
European	3,728	0.9%
Italian	3,571	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,099	0.8%
African	2,778	0.7%
French	2,032	0.5%
Dutch	1,428	0.4%
Polish	1,208	0.3%
British	987	0.2%
Haitian	941	0.2%
Norwegian	647	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	395,101	97.0%
Not a citizen	12,336	3.0%

Native	389,399	95.6%
Foreign-born	18,038	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,755	5.8%	31,682	11.7%	96,018	35.5%	79,657	29.5%	27,070	10.0%	20,005	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,755	5.8%
9-12 Years	31,682	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	96,018	35.5%
Some College	79,657	29.5%
Bach. Degree	27,070	10.0%
Grad Degree	20,005	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	164,712	153,313	11,399	6.9%
1991	164,644	154,557	10,087	6.1%
1992	169,551	155,508	14,043	8.3%
1993	172,889	159,631	13,258	7.7%
1994	176,967	164,779	12,188	6.9%
1995	178,808	168,375	10,433	5.8%
1996	185,186	173,974	11,212	6.1%
1997	192,047	179,354	12,693	6.6%
1998	193,262	180,087	13,175	6.8%
1999	195,496	183,089	12,407	6.3%

2000	183,702	175,142	8,560	4.7%
2001	181,410	171,927	9,483	5.2%
2002	183,160	172,725	10,435	5.7%
2003	187,081	176,411	10,670	5.7%
2004	187,053	176,592	10,461	5.6%
2005	190,710	179,300	11,410	6.0%
2006	193,768	183,007	10,761	5.6%
2007	191,692	180,641	11,051	5.8%
2008	191,891	177,212	14,679	7.6%
2009	189,554	167,314	22,240	11.7%

2010	183,136	160,209	22,927	12.5%
2011	181,402	160,381	21,021	11.6%
2012	179,944	161,498	18,446	10.3%
2013	175,953	159,451	16,502	9.4%
2014	172,791	158,537	14,254	8.2%
2015	169,640	157,856	11,784	6.9%
2016	175,089	164,419	10,670	6.1%
2017	180,920	171,292	9,628	5.3%
2018	178,846	170,540	8,306	4.6%
2019	180,694	173,524	7,170	4.0%

2020	179,489	168,452	11,037	6.1%
2021	180,812	172,442	8,370	4.6%
2022	179,399	173,105	6,294	3.5%
2023	178,683	172,412	6,271	3.5%
2024	178,400	171,554	6,846	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	178,208
Median Value	$119,842

Occupied	152,038	85.3%
Vacant	26,170	14.7%

Owned	92,940	61.1%
Rented	59,098	38.9%
Median Rent	$804

Single-Family Units	114,191	64.1%
Detached	111,153	62.4%
Attached	3,038	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,909	6.1%
Mobile Homes	35,791	20.1%

Albany, GA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Albany, GA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Albany, GA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Albany, GA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Albany, GA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Albany, GA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Albany, GA Market Area