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Population - Household Types

Most of Albany’s households are family households, with 46% being married-couple families, and 17.5% being unmarried families. More than one-fourth (27.5%) of households were single residents living alone, including more than 2,300 seniors 65 and older living alone.

Family Households

Chart showing family households by typeClick to enlarge

 HomeownersRenters
Family households 8943 4239
Married-couple family 7393 2165
Householder 65 years and over 1931 325
Family with related children under 18 years 3531 2444
Other family 1550 2074
Male householder, no spouse present 578 683
Female householder, no spouse present 972 1391
2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, Table S2501

Non-Family Households

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 HomeownersRenters
Non-family households 3267 4303
Householder living alone 2718 2986
Householder 65 years and over 1443 885
2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, Table S2501

People per Household

 OwnerRenter
1-person 22.3% 35.0%
2-person 37.1% 33.6%
3-person 16.6% 17.7%
4-person 11.5% 9.1%
5-person 9.0% 2.0%
6-person 2.2% 2.5%
7-or-more 1.3% 0.2%
2019 5-yr American Community Survey Data, Table B25009
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