Overall, Albany’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Albany has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Albany has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Albany than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Albany may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Albany spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.15 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Albany doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Albany with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
