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Georgia·Dougherty County
27 tracts·62K people·$124K median·1,126/mi²
Black 76 · White 17 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Other 41 · Living alone 36 · Married couple 22
Health 28 · Professional 22 · Retail 20 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 26 · Production · transport 18 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Albany is $124,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Albany has 67,224 residents across 21 census tracts and 26 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.9; the population is 76.4% Black, 17.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.5% (Census ACS).
Lake Park Elementary School (50%), Lincoln Elementary Magnet School (46%) and International Studies Elementary Charter School (33%) lead the elementary schools; Albany Middle School (49%) and Merry Acres Middle School (36%) lead the middle schools; Westover High School (26%), Dougherty Comprehensive High School (15%) and Monroe High School (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $931/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Albany is $47,240 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Albany, median rent is $931/month and the median home value is $124,300 (Census ACS).
Albany reported 10.0 violent crimes and 23.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Albany are lightning (86), drought (74) and strong wind (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Albany, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).