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Albany, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Albany had a population of 95,658 people ^<1>. This represents 0.5% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 16th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	93,539	-2.22%	-0.38% since 2007
2007	93,900	-1.84%	-0.55% since 2006
2006	94,419	-1.3%	+0.1% since 2005
2005	94,327	-1.39%
2004	94,409	-1.31%	-0.14% since 2003
2003	94,543	-1.17%	+0.47% since 2002
2002	94,104	-1.62%	-0.28% since 2001
2001	94,364	-1.35%	-1.35% since 2000
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2000	95,658	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
13	Amherst	W	252 mi [405.6 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
14	Smithtown	S	127 mi [204.4 km]	121,162	4.71% increase
15	Ramapo	S	106 mi [170.6 km]	115,096	5.68% increase
-16-	Albany			93,539	2.22% decrease
17	Greece	W	201 mi [323.5 km]	93,362	0.83% decrease
18	Cheektowaga	W	251 mi [403.9 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
19	Greenburgh	S	112 mi [180.2 km]	89,840	3.55% increase

Albany had 45,288 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Albany has an area ^<4> of 21.38 square miles [55.4 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Albany had a 2000 population density of 4,474 people per square mile [1,727 people/km²], making it the state's 83rd most densely populated area.

Albany County

The city of Albany is located in Albany County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 294,905 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 95,658 people, Albany contained 32.44% of the Albany County total.

In addition, where the community of Albany has a population density of 4,474 people per square mile [1,727 people/km²], Albany County averages 563 people per square mile [217.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Albany County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Albany and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Albany. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	6	228,467	1.18% increase
10 mi [16 km]	19	406,321	1.64% increase
15 mi [24 km]	34	626,737	2.19% increase
20 mi [32 km]	57	730,187	2.45% increase
25 mi [40 km]	75	801,917	2.51% increase
30 mi [48 km]	110	959,759	2.29% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Albany. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Albany, it also contains a comparison between Albany and the state of New York.

Click here for the Albany QuickFact (QF-3601000).

The following communities are nearby Albany and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bethlehem	QF-3606354	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	33,095	5.72% increase
Colonie	QF-3617343	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	81,540	2.88% increase
Guilderland	QF-3631093	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]
Troy	QF-3675484	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	47,459	3.48% decrease
Guilderland	QF-3631104	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	34,781	6.4% increase
Schenectady	QF-3665508	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
Clifton Park	QF-3616353	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	36,279	9.95% increase
Clifton Park	QF-3616342	N	13 mi [20.92 km]

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Albany.

A Census Quickfact is available for Albany County (QF-36001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Albany County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Greene	QF-36039	S	48,992	1.74% increase
Rensselaer	QF-36083	E	155,261	1.73% increase
Saratoga	QF-36091	N	217,191	7.76% increase
Schenectady	QF-36093	NW	151,427	3.38% increase
Schoharie	QF-36095	W	31,910	1.01% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Albany:

	State Code:	36 (New York)
	County Code:	001 (Albany County)
	Place Code:	01000 (Albany)

	State & County Code:	36001 (New York/Albany County)

	State & Place Code:	3601000 (New York/Albany)

Albany is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Albany.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Albany and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Albany. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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