Albany Metro Area

Albany Metro Area
Albany serves as the capital of New York State, and the metropolitan area is home to roughly 900,000 people. It is among the most well-educated, affluent, and fastest-growing areas in upstate New York, buoyed, in part, by the presence of state government, which has helped attract skilled workers.
Albany Metro Area Economic Indicators
Albany Metro Area
Economic and Demographic Trends
Population 2023Pop growth 2023, 10-year change (%)GDP 2022,
billions
($)
Job growth 2023, 5-year change
(%)
Median household income 2022
($)
Median home price 2022
($)
Pop share age 25+ with BA+ 2022
(%)
Albany904,6823.480-1.376,000270,00040.0
Glens Falls*125,427-1.48-4.466,290232,00028.5
Utica*287,039-2.815-3.860,720166,00029.1
New York State19,571,216-0.72,0480.376,000400,00040.0
United States334,914,8955.525,7444.871,700321,00035.7
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; IPUMS USA-University of Minnesota; and New York Fed calculations. Data retrieved through data.census.gov, Moody's Economy.com, or directly from source.
*Neighboring Metros

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