Albany County

Albany County has 317,018 residents across 37 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $85,333, in line with the New York figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $294,600, and 46% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

317,018residentsACS 2020–2024

$85,333median household incomeNew York: $86K

$294,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Albany County in New YorkZIP codes in Albany County highlighted; the rest of New York in grey

Map of New York with Albany County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 37 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
12007	331	$200K	$387K	91%	27%	100%	32 min
12009	7,934	$120K	$343K	79%	53%	92%	30 min
12023	1,791	$113K	$302K	92%	34%	87%	36 min
12041	468	$122K	$250K	72%	22%	100%	29 min
12045	207	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	66%	100%	42 min
12046	358	$81K	$268K	93%	33%	91%	21 min
12047	23,532	$66K	$247K	46%	35%	87%	25 min
12054	17,436	$130K	$355K	74%	69%	96%	22 min
12059	1,530	$107K	$340K	91%	33%	92%	34 min
12067	1,165	$126K	$391K	91%	36%	92%	28 min
12077	7,017	$118K	$402K	78%	70%	95%	24 min
12084	5,328	$91K	$349K	26%	56%	98%	24 min
12085	357	$-666667K	$233K	17%	18%	31%	17 min
12110	20,081	$105K	$340K	65%	48%	94%	21 min
12120	600	$79K	$310K	93%	35%	77%	46 min
12143	5,664	$95K	$234K	76%	28%	90%	32 min
12147	466	$86K	$243K	98%	56%	88%	47 min
12158	5,878	$97K	$315K	71%	41%	96%	25 min
12159	8,163	$128K	$450K	75%	66%	91%	22 min
12183	2,970	$59K	$138K	24%	27%	86%	23 min
12186	6,512	$112K	$360K	84%	53%	93%	28 min
12189	18,656	$65K	$221K	40%	28%	90%	22 min
12193	1,746	$108K	$308K	88%	39%	86%	30 min
12202	10,166	$53K	$166K	26%	30%	90%	24 min
12203	30,771	$83K	$280K	50%	57%	88%	19 min
12204	7,812	$75K	$245K	31%	38%	90%	25 min
12205	25,838	$91K	$277K	71%	38%	92%	20 min
12206	14,572	$42K	$162K	27%	31%	86%	23 min
12207	1,988	$59K	$232K	4%	48%	80%	29 min
12208	23,289	$70K	$265K	45%	55%	90%	20 min
12209	10,626	$89K	$217K	66%	47%	94%	26 min
12210	10,297	$56K	$228K	25%	40%	89%	22 min
12211	14,383	$157K	$399K	92%	60%	95%	22 min
12222	6,889	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	81%	87%	18 min
12303	29,360	$84K	$238K	74%	36%	91%	24 min
12460	152	$110K	$343K	95%	47%	84%	24 min
12469	798	$100K	$229K	95%	34%	82%	38 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

317,018 residents in 134,703 households, next to the New York figure.

18%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

36%

of households are people living alone

39%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

147,662 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,600 (±$4,249).

57%

of households own their home

50%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,313

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20197%

2000–20096%

1990–19998%

1980–198910%

1970–197913%

1960–196910%

1950–195913%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier27%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,280.

$85,333

median household income

13.0%

of people live below the poverty line

5.0%

unemployment rate

46%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

75%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

15%

work from home

13%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Albany County, New York, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.