ALBANY NY CITY INFO FROM CITY-DATA.COM

Population (year 2000): 95,658. Estimated population in July 2006: 93,963 (-1.8% change)
 Males: 45,467      (47.5%)
Females: 50,191      (52.5%)

Albany County

Median resident age:      31.4 years
New York median age:      35.9 years
Zip codes: 12202, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12206, 12207, 12208, 12209, 12210, 12211.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,431 (it was $30,041 in 2000)
Albany      $33,431
New York:      $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $127,800 (it was $98,300 in 2000)
Albany      $127,800
New York:      $258,900

Nearest cities: Rensselaer, NY  (3.4 miles ), Menands, NY  (4.4 miles ), Colonie, NY  (4.8 miles ), Hampton Manor, NY (4.8 miles ), Delmar, NY (4.8 miles ), Bethlehem, NY (5.1 miles ), Colonie, NY  (5.6 miles ), East Greenbush, NY (6.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $77,700
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $69,500
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,500
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $134,600
2007: 28 buildings, average cost: $170,900

For population 25 years and over in Albany
High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
Unemployed: 12.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Albany city
Never married: 45.5%
Now married: 34.3%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 8.2%
8,222 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 2.3% Latin America).
This city:      8.6%
New York:      20.4%

Races in Albany:
White Non-Hispanic (61.1%)
Black (28.1%)
Hispanic (5.6%)
Two or more races (3.0%)
Other race (2.2%)
Chinese (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)