Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,902 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,476 (1.7%)
Area name: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Albany County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.
Cities in this county include: Albany
, Clarkstown
, Colonie
, Guilderland
, Bethlehem
, Cohoes
, Watervliet
, New Scotland
, Delmar
, Coeymans
.
2005 air pollution in Albany County:
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
12.4 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
36 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Columbia County
, Greene County
, Rensselaer County
, Saratoga County
, Schenectady County
, Schoharie County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Albany County: Callanans
Corners
(A),
Meyers Corners
(B),
Camp Altamont
(C),
Zucks Corners
(D),
Mallorys Corners
(E),
Keefers Corners
(F),
Selkirk Yards
(G),
Shaker Ridge Country Club
(H),
Bramans Corners
(I),
Ann Lee Home
(J),
Shoefelt Corners
(K),
Bensons Corners
(L),
Camp Orinsekwa
(M),
Camp Pinnacle
(N),
Albany Filtration Plant
(O),
Albany Country Club
(P),
Snyders Corners
(Q),
Interchange 21A
(R),
Interchange 22
(S),
Watervliet Fish and Game Club
(T)
Churches in Albany County include: Saint
Madelene Sophe Church
(A),
Saint Leo Church
(B),
Bethlehem Church
(C),
Philadelphia Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Ostrander
Cemetery
(1),
Indian Fields Cemetery
(2),
Albany Rural Cemetery
(3),
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4),
Alcove Cemetery
(5),
Onesquethaw Cemetery
(6),
Rural Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Stump
Pond
(A),
Warner Lake
(B),
White Birch Pond
(C),
Fawn Lake
(D),
Thompsons Lake
(E),
Frothingham Lake
(F),
Triangle Lake
(G),
Littles Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker
Creek
(A),
Beaverdam Creek
(B),
Binnen Kill
(C),
Black Creek
(D),
Blockhouse Creek
(E),
Bozen Kill
(F),
Mosher Brook
(G),
Krum Kill
(H),
Normans Kill
(I)
Parks in Albany County include: Delmar
State Game Farm
(1),
Partridge Run Game Management Area
(2),
Thacher State Park
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 28,317
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 19,228 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Albany
County: |
6.5% | | Whole
state: | 20.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 4,492
- 1990
to 1994: 3,075
- 1985
to 1989: 2,314
- 1980
to 1984: 1,697
- 1975
to 1979: 1,198
- 1970
to 1974: 1,289
- 1970
to 1974: 1,112
- 1965
to 1969: 4,051
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Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 64,627
- One,
attached: 5,345
- Two:
22,303
- 3
or 4: 12,820
- 5
to 9: 8,085
- 10
to 19: 5,294
- 20
or more: 9,281
- Mobile
homes: 2,201
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Albany County with a mortgage: 39,117 (2,656 second mortgage, 5,583 home equity loan, 196 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18,212 Agriculture
in Albany County
Average size of farms: 143 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39990
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $297.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.99%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.61%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58939
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.31%
Corn for grain: 1506 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 199 harvested acres
Vegetables: 529 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 435 acresAlbany
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1984, a tornado injured 13 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Public
administration (16%)
- Construction
(8%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Public
administration (15%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Counselors,
social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- India
(8%)
- Italy
(6%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Jamaica
(5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Albany County:
|
- Irish
(19%)
- Italian
(16%)
- German
(11%)
- English
(6%)
- Polish
(5%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 108,966 (77%)
- Carpooled:
13,902 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7,311 (5%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 74 (0%)
- Railroad:
101 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
2 (0%)
- Taxi:
463 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
32 (0%)
- Bicycle:
257 (0%)
- Walked:
6,672 (5%)
- Other
means: 379 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 3,678 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Albany County, New York
- 9037
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3027
people in nursing homes
- 727
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 602
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 467
people in religious group quarters
- 311
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 298
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 247
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 196
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 167
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 117
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 108
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 87
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 57
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 49
people in other group homes
- 22
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 18
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 14
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6
people in halfway houses
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $59,105.
7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,646 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.05% | | New
York average: |
5.41% |
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
| Albany
County: |
0.17% | | New
York average: | 0.24% |
5.11% relocated from other counties in New York ($26,381 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($11,039 average AGI)
| Albany
County: |
1.78% | | New
York average: | 1.94% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Rensselaer County, NY
|
1.31% ($35,333 average AGI) |
| from
Saratoga County, NY
|
0.81% ($40,884) |
| from
Schenectady County, NY
|
0.73% ($40,505) |
| from
Greene County, NY
|
0.20% ($36,509) |
| from
Kings County, NY
|
0.15% ($28,695) |
| from
Columbia County, NY
|
0.11% ($37,443) |
| from
Ulster County, NY
|
0.10% ($32,546) |
7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,910 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.18% | | New
York average: |
6.26% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
| Albany
County: |
0.06% | | New
York average: | 0.10% |
4.80% relocated to other counties in New York ($26,786 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($15,885 average AGI)
| Albany
County: |
2.32% | | New
York average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Rensselaer County, NY
|
1.34% ($37,596 average AGI) |
| to
Schenectady County, NY
|
0.92% ($40,022) |
| to
Saratoga County, NY
|
0.90% ($49,530) |
| to
Greene County, NY
|
0.14% ($33,012) |
| to
New York County, NY
|
0.14% ($41,169) |
| to
Kings County, NY
|
0.12% ($27,338) |
| to
Queens County, NY
|
0.09% ($32,248) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Births
per 1000 population in Albany County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Albany County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Albany County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 44,866 (38,196 aged, 6,670 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 278,990
- In
family households: 217,801 (49,732 male householders, 21,534 female householders)
53,147
spouses, 78,769 children (74,002 natural, 2,311 adopted, 2,456 stepchildren), 2,932 grandchildren, 1,969 brothers or sisters, 1,715 parents, 2,827 other relatives, 5,176 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 61,189 (21,830 male householders (16,753 living alone)), 27,549 female householders (23,041 living alone)), 11,810 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 15,575 (4,579 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 30,843 2-persons, 17,276 3-persons, 14,468 4-persons, 6,077 5-persons, 1,968 6-persons, 634 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 39,794 1-person, 7,839 2-persons, 1,356 3-persons, 339 4-persons, 51 5-persons.
42,356 married couples with children.
18,822 single-parent households (3,253 men, 15,569 women).
90.1% of residents of Albany County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,019,630,000 ($16820 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $216,808,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,132,676,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $480,100,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,922,000
Federal grants: $2,938,097,000
Federal procurement contracts: $129,184,000 ($53,376,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $323,651,000 ($67,789,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,007,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $130,694,000
Federal Government insurance: $91,021,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 16,978
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 15,001
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,578
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: | +35
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,387
| Here: |
-8 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-52 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Albany County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 48.18 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,236
- 1995
to 1998: 4,131
- 1990
to 1994: 6,247
- 1980
to 1989: 12,723
- 1970
to 1979: 17,743
- 1960
to 1969: 16,069
- 1950
to 1959: 17,920
- 1940
to 1949: 12,444
- 1939
or earlier: 41,459
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Albany County, New York: |
- 1
room: 40
- 2
rooms: 173
- 3
rooms: 1,192
- 4
rooms: 4,002
- 5
rooms: 11,312
- 6
rooms: 17,422
- 7
rooms: 13,898
- 8
rooms: 10,978
- 9
or more rooms: 10,525
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Albany County, New York: |
- 1
room: 2,042
- 2
rooms: 4,309
- 3
rooms: 10,785
- 4
rooms: 12,601
- 5
rooms: 9,909
- 6
rooms: 7,335
- 7
rooms: 2,424
- 8
rooms: 981
- 9
or more rooms: 584
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Albany County: |
- no
bedroom: 73
- 1
bedroom: 1,395
- 2
bedrooms: 12,183
- 3
bedrooms: 33,602
- 4
bedrooms: 18,274
- 5
or more bedrooms: 4,015
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Albany County: |
- no
bedroom: 2,631
- 1
bedroom: 16,855
- 2
bedrooms: 18,767
- 3
bedrooms: 10,631
- 4
bedrooms: 1,709
- 5
or more bedrooms: 377
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Albany County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 3,482
- 1
vehicle: 22,158
- 2
vehicles: 32,537
- 3
vehicles: 8,748
- 4
vehicles: 2,091
- 5
or more vehicles: 526
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Albany County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 13,802
- 1
vehicle: 24,542
- 2
vehicles: 10,589
- 3
vehicles: 1,686
- 4
vehicles: 182
- 5
or more vehicles: 169
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58% of Albany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.
| Albany
County: |
57.8% | | State
average: | 64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 232729
- Northeast:
19073
- Midwest:
6424
- South:
11327
- West:
3258
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (71%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,899
| Here: |
12.4% | | New
York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,795
| Here: |
11.5% | | New
York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 7,101
| Here: |
31.9% | | New
York: | 38.2% |
Albany
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $35,949,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,515,000
- Charges
- All Other: $54,099,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,673,000
Sewerage: $652,000
Parking Facilities: $386,000
Housing & Community Development: $53,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $22,846,000
Regular Highways: $14,533,000
General Public Buildings: $4,832,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $105,742,000
General - Other: $46,212,000
Health Services - Other: $32,083,000
Corrections - Other: $31,717,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $29,121,000
Air Transportation: $21,512,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $11,838,000
Police Protection: $10,228,000
Regular Highways: $9,868,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $9,809,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,430,000
Sewerage: $7,322,000
Central Staff Services: $6,162,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,102,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,323,000
General Public Buildings: $4,150,000
Financial Administration: $3,410,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,699,000
Housing & Community Development: $202,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,092,000
Highways: $3,104,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $17,290,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $82,128,000
Higher Education: $7,875,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $68,803,000
Corrections: $3,936,000
Transit Utilities: $1,206,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,938,000
Highways: $630,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $11,730,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $293,374,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $14,287,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $136,082,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $152,576,000
Industrial Revenue: $10,158,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,573,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,003,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $18,071,000
Interest Earnings: $3,242,000
Property Sale Other: $112,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $830,000
Central Staff: $220,000
Police Protection: $180,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Regular Highways: $30,000
Welfare - Other: $26,000
General Public Building: $14,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
Judicial: $8,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $78,355,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $51,533,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,984,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,870,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $98,478,000
Health & Hospitals: $21,486,000
All Other: $9,518,000
Education: $7,446,000
Highways: $2,533,000
General Support: $457,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $202,703,000
Property: $47,591,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,007,000
NEC: $1,475,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $108,013,000
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