Demographics of Albany city, California

Albany city, California had 19,195 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,011 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Albany city, in four figures

19,195
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,414 ±36.; −5.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,011 people.; 38.4 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $144,107 ±$12,208
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Albany city, California's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Albany city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Albany city, California's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Albany city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,206	100.0	100.0
2021	18,907	93.6	100.2
2022	19,190	95.0	100.7
2023	19,167	94.9	101.6
2024	19,204	95.0	102.5
2025	19,195	95.0	103.1

Population of Albany city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,206	—
2021	18,907	−1,299
2022	19,190	+283
2023	19,167	−23
2024	19,204	+37
2025	19,195	−9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.4: for men 38.8 ±2.2 and for women 38.0 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Albany city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,142 ±192	5.9% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,989 ±329	15.4% ±1.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,625 ±614	8.4% ±3.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,854 ±449	30.2% ±2.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,741 ±381	24.4% ±2.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,063 ±310	15.8% ±1.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $144,107 ±$12,208, and income per person $75,758 ±$4,003, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Albany city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	528 ±127	6.9% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	475 ±103	6.2% ±1.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	832 ±160	10.9% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	765 ±149	10.0% ±1.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,314 ±243	17.2% ±3.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,028 ±172	13.5% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,689 ±242	35.2% ±3.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Albany city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,272 ±225	6.8% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	261 ±82	6.3% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	747 ±153	7.1% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	264 ±107	6.8% ±2.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Albany city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albany city	California	United States
Housing units	8,070 ±255	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±4.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.1% ±2.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.9% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,202,200 ±$41,539	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,445 ±$61	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Albany city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,374 ±503	12.2% ±2.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,342 ±586	43.0% ±3.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	652 ±254	3.4% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,049 ±586	31.2% ±3.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 35	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	110 to 404	0.6% to 2.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,713 ±322	8.8% ±1.7	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Albany city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,689 ±547	44.8% ±2.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,248 ±527	27.0% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	428 ±128	2.2% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,049 ±425	26.0% ±2.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,706 ±372	13.9% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,343 ±309	12.1% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Albany city among the places of California

357th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Albany city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dixon city	19,683 ±32
La Crescenta-Montrose CDP	19,660 ±1,408
Arvin city	19,539 ±39
Orinda city	19,514 ±40
Lennox CDP	19,449 ±1,493
Albany city	19,414 ±36
South El Monte city	19,287 ±96
Mead Valley CDP	19,286 ±2,257
Hermosa Beach city	19,063 ±29
Chowchilla city	19,020 ±25
Coronado city	19,015 ±39

Rankings this appears in

No. 46 Places in California by median home value
No. 49 Places in California by median household income
No. 67 Places in California by per capita income
No. 76 Places in California by median rent
No. 79 Places by median home value
No. 159 Places in California by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026