Cities / New York / Albany

Albany, NY

100,492 people

Right Now

Weather

75.9°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 79°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Upper Hudson Valley Region)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 10.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ALB

7 mi — Albany International Airport

Population & People

Population

100,492

Median age

Median household income

$61,986

Poverty rate

22.9%

Unemployment rate

7.8%

Bachelor's degree+

45.3%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.0%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$234,700

Median gross rent

$1,216/mo

Homeownership rate

38.2%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,702

HUD Fair Market Rent (Albany County, 12 mi from Albany), 2026. Efficiency $1217, 1BR $1417, 2BR $1702, 3BR $2041, 4BR $2253. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New York gasoline midgrade

$4.53

New York commercial electricity

21.07¢/kWh

New York industrial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

New York residential electricity

26.39¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2467674

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1894269.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for New York

1157.14

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, New York-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ALB

Albany International Airport

7 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

74 mi away

SYR

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

123 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 (New York energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New York economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).