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Income Cohorts

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2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, US Census Table S1901

Median Incomes


Median household income

$60,624


Owner-occupied income

$78,701


Renter-occupied income

$39,098


Median family income

$72,688

2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data

Housing Cost Burden by Income Level and Tenure

The percentage of Albany renters experiencing housing cost burden declined since 2017; however, thousands of low and extremely low-income households are paying more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs.

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Share of Households Spending 30% or More of Income on Housing Costs, by Income Group, 2019, 5-yr American Community Survey Data, Table B25106

 

Poverty Status by Selected Characteristics

bar chart showing poverty status by selected characteristics

2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, US Census Tables S1701, S1703, and C21007

Employment Status and Income by Disability Status

 Total Civilian
Noninstitutionalized
Population
With a DisabilityNo Disability

Employment Status

Population Age 16 and Over 42,394 8,113 34,281
Employed Population Age 16 and Over 25,430 2,286 23,144
Employed Percentage 60.0% 28.2% 67.5%
Not in Labor Force Percentage 35.9% 66.7% 28.6%

Wages

Population 16 and over with earnings 28,291 2,726 25,565
$1 to $4,999 or less 10.2% 22.6% 8.9%
$5,000 to $14,999 13.6% 15.4% 13.4%
$15,000 to $24,999 15.3% 14.2% 15.4%
$25,000 to $34,999 13.7% 8.6% 14.2%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6% 20.5% 15.1%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8% 12.5% 18.4%
$75,000 or more 13.9% 6.2% 14.7%
Median Earnings $32,810 $24,212 $33,540
2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, US Census Table S1811
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