Albany is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,735 people and four associated neighborhoods, Albany is the 208th largest community in Kentucky.
Of important note, Albany is also a city of artists. Albany has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Albany’s character.
Albany’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Albany is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.15 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Albany does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Albany are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.91% of adults in Albany have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Albany in 2022 was $25,808, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,232 for a family of four. However, Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Albany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albany residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Albany include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.