Language Spoken At Home in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 289,361 | 100% |
English only | 254,690 | 88.0% |
Language other than English | 34,671 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,652 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 9,478 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,768 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 15,568 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,166 | 1.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,028 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,208 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 2,597 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 510 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 304,511 | 100% |
American | 9,002 | 3.0% |
Arab | 2,202 | 0.7% |
Czech | 1,214 | 0.4% |
Danish | 819 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 11,130 | 3.7% |
English | 26,703 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 17,729 | 5.8% |
French Canadian | 5,122 | 1.7% |
German | 48,440 | 15.9% |
Greek | 2,279 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 1,936 | 0.6% |
Irish | 71,748 | 23.6% |
Italian | 52,384 | 17.2% |
Lithuanian | 967 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,479 | 0.5% |
Polish | 19,862 | 6.5% |
Portuguese | 706 | 0.2% |
Russian | 6,441 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,507 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 5,013 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 859 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 3,270 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 2,845 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 716 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,674 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 1,933 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,673 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 122,674 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 70,159 | 57.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,109 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 50,457 | 41.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,164 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,623 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,437 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,079 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,508 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 52,515 | 42.8% |
Householder living alone | 41,163 | 33.6% |
65 years and over | 13,419 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 33,376 | 27.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,996 | 24.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 286,843 | 100% |
Householder | 122,674 | 42.8% |
Spouse | 50,543 | 17.6% |
Child | 80,257 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 12,123 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 21,246 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 9,335 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 122,159 | 100% |
Never married | 52,769 | 43.2% |
Now married, except separated | 54,745 | 44.8% |
Separated | 2,821 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 3,469 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 8,355 | 6.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 133,600 | 100% |
Never married | 49,661 | 37.2% |
Now married, except separated | 54,281 | 40.6% |
Separated | 3,346 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 13,186 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 13,126 | 9.8% |
Fertility in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,259 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 954 | 29.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,726 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,155 | 31.0% |
Less than 1 year | 192 | 5.2% |
1 or 2 years | 308 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 150 | 4.0% |
5 or more years | 505 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,155 | 100% |
Who are female | 765 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 697 | 60.3% |
School Enrollment in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 85,873 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,148 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,926 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,543 | 30.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,839 | 18.4% |
College or graduate school | 36,417 | 42.4% |
Educational Attainment in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 202,976 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,327 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,773 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,442 | 25.8% |
Some college, no degree | 34,836 | 17.2% |
Associate's degree | 20,988 | 10.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 40,098 | 19.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 37,512 | 18.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.2% |
Veteran Status in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 243,982 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 19,781 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 300,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,861 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 59,995 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,929 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 200,085 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,344 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 40,725 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,588 | 33.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 301,588 | 100% |
Same house | 256,622 | 85.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,591 | 14.1% |
Same county | 24,370 | 8.1% |
Different county | 18,221 | 6.0% |
Same state | 13,514 | 4.5% |
Different state | 4,707 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 2,375 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 304,511 | 100% |
Native | 277,201 | 91.0% |
Born in United States | 273,151 | 89.7% |
State of residence | 233,165 | 76.6% |
Different state | 39,986 | 13.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,050 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 27,310 | 9.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,310 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,641 | 53.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,669 | 46.4% |
Year of Entry in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,360 | 100% |
Native | 4,050 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 67 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,983 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 27,310 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 796 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,514 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Albany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,310 | 100% |
Europe | 6,991 | 25.6% |
Asia | 11,827 | 43.3% |
Africa | 1,954 | 7.2% |
Oceania | 106 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 5,530 | 20.2% |
Northern America | 902 | 3.3% |