Cities / Georgia / Albany

Albany, GA

68,926 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Albany)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

143 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

68,926

Median age

34.9

Median household income

$47,240

Poverty rate

27.5%

Unemployment rate

11.1%

Bachelor's degree+

21.4%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

2.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$124,300

Median gross rent

$931/mo

Homeownership rate

37.71%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,203

HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Albany), 2026. Efficiency $979, 1BR $1023, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1524, 4BR $1775. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.08

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

143 mi away

JAX

Jacksonville International Airport

164 mi away

SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

178 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).