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Albany, New York county Economy Profile

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 Albany, New York United States
StateNew York
CountyAlbany
Total population294,565 281,421,906
Male140,885138,053,563
Female153,680143,368,343
Median age (years)36.835.3
Total households120,512105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)42,93541,994

Albany, New York county Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Albany, New York, 24.89% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 7.15% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Albany, New York. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Albany, New York is as follows: eight point eight six percent.

In Albany, New York government workers account for 27.88% of workers. Sixty-six point nine eight percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Albany, New York is equal to $42,935 while median family income is $56,724. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Albany, New York are $39,838. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

zero of families in Albany, New York are below poverty line (total population in Albany, New York is 294,565). There are 3,445 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Albany, New York resident is thirty-six point eight years old.

 Albany, New York %, Albany, New York United States
Population 16 years and over235,932  217,168,077
In labor force155,220 65.79%63.92%
- Civilian labor force154,939 65.67%63.39%
- - Employed144,480 61.24%59.73%
- - Unemployed10,459 4.43%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.8  5.8
- Armed Forces281 0.12%0.53%
Not in labor force80,712 34.21%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over125,187 53.06%51.66%
In labor force75,384 31.95%29.72%
- Civilian labor force75,334 31.93%29.65%
- - Employed70,546 29.9%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years19,541 8.28%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force13,065  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over141,842  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone108,966 76.82%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled13,902 9.8%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)7,956 5.61%4.73%
Walked6,672 4.7%2.93%
Other means668 0.47%1.19%
Worked at home3,678 2.59%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)20.3 0.01%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over144,480  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations61,112 42.3%33.65%
Service occupations20,106 13.92%14.86%
Sales and office occupations41,701 28.86%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations168 0.12%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations8,945 6.19%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations12,448 8.62%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining415 0.29%1.87%
Construction6,413 4.44%6.78%
Manufacturing8,229 5.7%14.1%
Wholesale trade3,719 2.57%3.6%
Retail trade15,069 10.43%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities6,252 4.33%5.2%
Information4,356 3.01%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing11,565 8.0%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services12,808 8.86%9.3%
Educational, health and social services35,963 24.89%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services10,330 7.15%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)7,219 5.0%4.87%
Public administration22,142 15.33%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers96,768 66.98%78.47%
Government workers40,274 27.88%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business7,222 5.0%6.63%
Unpaid family workers216 0.15%0.31%
 Albany, New York %, Albany, New York United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households120,645  105,539,122
Less than $10,00011,229 9.31%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9997,641 6.33%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99914,632 12.13%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99915,632 12.96%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99919,033 15.78%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99924,146 20.01%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99913,105 10.86%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99910,054 8.33%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9992,860 2.37%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,313 1.92%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)42,935  41,994
With earnings95,067 40.29%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)56,002  56,604
With Social Security income32,927 13.96%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,009  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income4,533 1.92%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,144  6,320
With public assistance income3,995 1.69%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,401  3,032
With retirement income24,245 10.28%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,643  17,376
 
Families71,266  72,261,780
Less than $10,0003,507 4.92%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9992,563 3.6%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9996,052 8.49%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9997,209 10.12%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99911,142 15.63%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99917,197 24.13%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99910,578 14.84%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9998,678 12.18%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9992,448 3.44%2.75%
$200,000 or more1,892 2.65%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)56,724  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)23,345  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers39,838  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers30,127  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families5,104  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years4,237 83.01%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years2,328 45.61%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present3,445  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years3,219 93.44%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years1,733 50.3%42.27%
 
Individuals29,745  33,899,812
18 years and over21,224 71.35%65.35%
- 65 years and over2,884 9.7%9.7%
Related children under 18 years8,296 27.89%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years5,507 18.51%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over13,982 47.01%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.