Moving to Albany, Georgia

About Albany, Georgia
Albany

Albany ( awl-BIN-ee) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the county seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany metropolitan area. The city's population was 68,089 in 2020.

It became prominent in the nineteenth century as a shipping and market center, first served by riverboats. Scheduled steamboats connected Albany with the busy port of Apalachicola, Florida. They were replaced by railroads. Seven lines met in Albany, and it was a center of trade in the Southeast.

Albany is part of the Black Belt, a geological formation of soil conducive to cotton growth. An extensive area in the Southern geographical area of the United States. From the mid-20th century, it received military investment during World War II and after, that helped develop the region. Albany and this area were prominent during the civil rights era, particularly during the early 1960s as activists worked to regain voting and other civil rights. Railroad restructuring and reduction in the military here caused job losses, but the city has developed new businesses. The historically black Albany State University enrolls more than 6,500 students annually.

Gender
Gender Albany Georgia Country
Female 54.1% 51.4% 50.8%
Male 45.9% 48.6% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%46%Female54.1%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.014%8%15%11%17%17%8%8%2%2%$50K to $75K17.1%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Albany Georgia Country
Less than $10,000 13.7% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.7% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.9% 9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.5% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8% 12.7% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.6% 14.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.8% 6.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.6% 6.9% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%12%30%24%9%12%6%2%1%High School or GED30%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Albany Georgia Country
< 9th Grade 4% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 12% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 28% 27.0%
Other College 24% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Albany Georgia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K13.76.65.87.74.24.114.998.5119.38.616.512.51217.117.617.2812.712.87.614.915.61.86.37.11.66.98.3
Education
 Albany Georgia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade4451287302827242020989122020699222111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.020%74%0%1%3%0%2%0%African American74.4%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Albany Georgia Country
White 20.1% 52.1% 60.1%
African American 74.4% 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.8% 4.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.8% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.5% 9.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Albany Georgia  Country
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