Albany

Population & Demographics

Albany, GA

Albany is home to 67,224 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,335 resident workers commute each day.

GeorgiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,224
people
Population

67,224 residents

Median age 34.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Albany population & demographics

Who lives in Albany — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
67,224
Median age
34.9yrs
Median household income
$47,240
Median home value
$124,300
Median gross rent
$931/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.4%
Poverty rate
27.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Albany

How Albany breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black76.4%
White17.4%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Two or more races2.5%
Asian0.6%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Albany

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Albany.

Albany at a glance
Employed Residents
24,335
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
51.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Camilla
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Albany proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Albany commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Albany

24,335 commutes, one dot at a time

Albany

Where 24,335 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Albany, by worker count.

1Albany0.0 mi12,426
2Camilla24.2 mi710
3Columbus77.0 mi473
4Atlanta150.9 mi391
5Macon-Bibb County90.9 mi340
6Moultrie36.5 mi293
7Valdosta72.8 mi250
8Americus34.3 mi238

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Albany.

1Albany0.0 mi12,426
2Columbus77.0 mi572
3Leesburg10.4 mi567
4Macon-Bibb County90.9 mi384
5Putney8.1 mi371
6Sylvester19.9 mi340
7Americus34.3 mi338
8Dawson20.9 mi332

Top industries

The sectors that employ Albany’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.9%
RTRetail Trade10.4%
EDEducational Services10.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.9%
PAPublic Administration5.2%
WSWholesale Trade5.0%
MFManufacturing4.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Albany

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Albany

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).