Albany is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 100,826 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Albany is the tenth largest community in New York. Albany has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Albany has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Albany is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Albany is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Albany a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Albany has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Albany has quite a high level of public transit users. Albany’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

Albany is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.96% of adults in Albany have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Albany in 2018 was $34,195, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,780 for a family of four. However, Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Albany is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albany include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.