Editing Albany, New York (section)

===Modern overview===
====2020 census====
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|+Albany city, New York – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Albany city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3601000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Albany city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3601000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Albany city, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3601000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|58,459
|52,857
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,392
|61.11%
|54.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.74%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|26,042
|28,479
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,222
|27.22%
|29.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.45%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|233
|191
|style='background: #ffffe6; |241
|0.24%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,089
|4,850
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,949
|3.23%
|4.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.01%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|27
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66
|0.03%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|217
|296
|style='background: #ffffe6; |871
|0.23%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,242
|2,740
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,942
|2.34%
|2.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.98%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,349
|8,396
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,541
|5.59%
|8.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.63%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''95,658'''
|'''97,856'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''99,224'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

{{update section|date=September 2021}}

As of April 1, 2020, Albany's population was 99,224.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/albanycitynewyork/POP010220|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209235325/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/albanycitynewyork/POP010220 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 }}</ref>

With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million,<ref name="esd.ny.gov">{{cite web|url=http://esd.ny.gov/regionaloverviews/capital/InsideRegion.html |title=Inside the Capital |access-date=November 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913073300/https://www.esd.ny.gov/RegionalOverviews/Capital/InsideRegion.html |archive-date=September 13, 2015 }}</ref> the eight county  Capital District, encompassing Albany, Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga, is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state.

As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> Albany's population density was {{convert|4572.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 46,362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2166.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}; 5,205 of these units (11.2%) were vacant. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city residents was 52.3% [[Definitions of whiteness in the United States|white]]; 27% [[Black race|black]] or African American; 0.06% Native American or [[Alaska Natives|Native Alaskan]]; 7.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]]; 0.1% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander]]; .06% from other races; and 3.6% from two or more races. A total of 9.2% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.{{efn|The percentages listed here were calculated using the raw population data given by the Census Bureau divided by the total population, rounded to the nearest [[hundredth]]. These percentages were calculated using the total population value of 97,856 as the [[divisor]], not the 94,233 people claiming one race.<ref name="GR2"/>|group=Note}} [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 52.0% of the population in 2010,<ref name="census.gov" /> compared to 87.0% in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |access-date=May 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref>

As of 2010, 20.0% of Albany's population was under the age of 18, 19.3% was aged 18 to 24, 29.2% was aged 25 to 44, 18.1% was aged 45 to 64, and 13.4% was aged 65 years or older. The median age was 31.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. Some 81.3% of the population had completed high school or earned an equivalency diploma.<ref name="GR2" />

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], the top five [[Race and ethnicity in the United States|ancestry groups]] in the city were African American (27%), Irish (18.1%), Italian (12.4%), German (10.4%), and English (5.2%); (33.1%) of the population reported "other ancestries". Albany is home to a [[Triqui language]]-speaking community of [[Mexican-Americans]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Claudio Torrens |title=Some NY immigrants cite lack of Spanish as barrier |work=UTSanDiego.com |access-date=February 10, 2013 |date=May 28, 2011 |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/may/28/some-ny-immigrants-cite-lack-of-spanish-as-barrier/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last = Carleo-Evangelist|first=Jordan|title =Keeping a language alive: Dictionary project aims to save native tongue of the Triqui community|work = [[Times Union (Albany)]]|access-date = June 4, 2016|date = April 14, 2014|url = http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Keeping-a-language-alive-5399660.php}}</ref>

There were 40,709 households in Albany in 2000, of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.95.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the city in 2000 was ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|50041|1999}}}}, and the median income for a family was ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|51935|1999}}}} (male, year-round worker) and ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|47112|1999}}}} (female, year-round worker). The per capita income for the city was ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|38281|1999}}}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_06.html#a |title=Uniform Crime Reports: Table 6 Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2015 |work=2008 Crime in the United States |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823044323/http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_06.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref>{{efn|These values were given in 1999 dollars; here they have been adjusted for inflation.<ref name="GR2"/>|group=Note}} About 16.0% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" /> The [[Crime rate|rate]] of reported violent crimes for 2008 (1,095 incidents per 100,000 residents) were more than double the rate for similarly sized US cities. Reported property crimes (4,669 incidents per 100,000 residents) were somewhat lower.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_06.html#a |title=Uniform Crime Reports: Table 6 Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |work=2008 Crime in the United States |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823044323/http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_06.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_16.html |title=Uniform Crime Reports: Table 16 Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |work=2008 Crime in the United States |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818181335/http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_16.html |archive-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

Demographically speaking, the population of Albany and the Capital District mirrors the characteristics of the United States consumer population as a whole better than any other major municipality in the country. According to a 2004 study conducted by the [[LiveRamp|Acxiom Corporation]], Albany and its environs are the top-ranked standard test market for new business and retail products. Albany, Rochester, and Syracuse all scored within the top five.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cincinnati Among Top 20 at Average: N.Y. Cities Head Test Market List |author=Paeth, Greg |work=[[The Cincinnati Post]] |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]] |date=June 3, 2004 |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url=http://www.cincypost.com/2004/06/03/aver060304.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312042230/http://www.cincypost.com/2004/06/03/aver060304.html |archive-date=March 12, 2007}}</ref>

According to the 2020 [[American Community Survey]], the Latino population was: 4.57% [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]], 1.45% [[Dominican Americans|Dominican]], .84% [[Ecuadorian Americans|Ecuadorian]], .77% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]], .69% [[Salvadoran Americans|Salvadoran]], .22% [[Cuban Americans|Cuban]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Stamford+city,+Connecticut+Race+and+Ethnicity&g=0500000US36119_1600000US3655530,3656979&tid=ACSDT5Y2020.B03001 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>