Albany, NY Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school32,325100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,4674.5
Kindergarten1,1253.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,55926.5
High school (grades 9-12)4,29213.3
College or graduate school16,88252.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over58,339100.0
Less than 9th grade3,2485.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7,70913.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)14,23224.4
Some college, no degree9,43116.2
Associate degree4,7458.1
Bachelor's degree10,00617.2
Graduate or professional degree8,96815.4
Percent high school graduate or higher81.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher32.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over79,648100.0
Never married36,26945.5
Now married, except separated27,33734.3
Separated2,7493.5
Widowed6,7488.5
Female
5,3516.7
Divorced6,5458.2
Female
3,6874.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,255100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren62549.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over76,699100.0
Civilian veterans7,3479.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years22,064100.0
With a disability2,51611.4
Population 21 to 64 years54,382100.0
With a disability11,40421.0
Percent employed
52.3(X)
No disability42,97879.0
Percent employed
75.6(X)
Population 65 years and over11,581100.0
With a disability4,88242.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over90,185100.0
Same house in 199540,20744.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199547,31752.5
Same county
25,49728.3
Different county
21,82024.2
Same state
17,26319.1
Different state
4,5575.1
Elsewhere in 19952,6613.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population95,658100.0
Native87,43691.4
Born in United States
86,24990.2
State of residence
71,53374.8
Different state
14,71615.4
Born outside United States
1,1871.2
Foreign born8,2228.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,7093.9
Naturalized citizen
4,2004.4
Not a citizen
4,0224.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)8,222100.0
Europe2,58231.4
Asia2,36128.7
Africa7779.5
Oceania200.2
Latin America2,24327.3
Northern America2392.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over90,185100.0
English only78,25586.8
Language other than English11,93013.2
Speak English less than 'very well
4,2644.7
Spanish
4,0914.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3161.5
Other Indo-European languages
4,7945.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,6001.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,0032.2
Speak English less than "very well"
9611.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population95,658100.0

Total ancestries reported

99,665104.2
Arab4000.4
Czech13290.3
Danish1950.2
Dutch1,8141.9
English5,0135.2
French (except Basque)12,9203.1
French Canadian19501.0
German9,92710.4
Greek5210.5
Hungarian4450.5
Irish117,27718.1
Italian11,81612.4
Lithuanian3140.3
Norwegian2710.3
Polish4,1084.3
Portuguese1740.2
Russian2,0652.2
Scotch-Irish6840.7
Scottish9941.0
Slovak1490.2
Subsaharan African1,8101.9
Swedish4960.5
Swiss1440.2
Ukrainian6620.7
United States or American2,3562.5
Welsh4920.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,6721.7
Other ancestries31,66733.1
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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