Albany, California demographics

Albany, CA demographics: median age 38.4; 77.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Albany city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0600674. The survey estimates a population of 19,414 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Albany is 38.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 7,631 households (±240). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.4 ±1.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	4,131 ±381	21.3% ±2.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,413 ±679	22.7% ±3.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,807 ±513	40.2% ±2.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,063 ±310	15.8% ±1.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	9,014 ±405	46.4% ±2.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	10,400 ±410	53.6% ±2.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	8,819 ±583	45.4% ±3.0 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	752 ±306	3.9% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	61 ±43 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,102 ±587	31.4% ±3.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	710 ±326	3.7% ±1.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,961 ±437	15.3% ±2.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,040 ±508	87.8% ±2.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,374 ±503	12.2% ±2.6 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,017 ±242	52.6% ±2.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	171 ±62	2.2% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	706 ±158	9.3% ±2.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,855 ±315	24.3% ±4.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	882 ±182	11.6% ±2.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,550 ±166	33.4% ±1.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,081 ±307	66.6% ±3.4 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,855 ±315	24.3% ±4.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,880 ±307	37.7% ±3.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,516 ±205	19.9% ±2.6 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,081 ±131	14.2% ±1.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	221 ±76	2.9% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	69 ±38 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	14,365 ±428	74.0% ±2.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,049 ±425	26.0% ±2.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,272
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	11,459 ±672	62.7% ±3.6 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,282 ±392	7.0% ±2.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	378 ±208 · low precision	2.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	191 ±114 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	129 ±139 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	809 ±226	4.4% ±1.2 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	299 ±128	1.6% ±0.7 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,222 ±373	12.2% ±2.0 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	22 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	180 ±111 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,228 ±390	6.7% ±2.1 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	73 ±50 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,658
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	280 ±109	2.1% ±0.8 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,083 ±310	7.9% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,159 ±174	8.5% ±1.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	516 ±118	3.8% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,773 ±351	34.9% ±2.5 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,847 ±404	42.8% ±2.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	16,456 ±444	85.5% ±2.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,122 ±357	5.8% ±1.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,094 ±306	5.7% ±1.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	331 ±194 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	249 ±144 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.8% of Albany residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 89.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albany	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.2% ±0.9 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.9% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Albany . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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