Moving to Albany, Oregon

About Albany, Oregon
Albany

Albany ( AL-bə-nee) is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population of Albany, Oregon was 56,472.

Albany has a home rule charter, a council–manager government, and a full-time unelected city manager. The city provides the population with access to over 30 parks and trails, a senior center, and many cultural events such as the Northwest Art & Air Festival, River Rhythms, Summer Sounds and Movies at Monteith. In addition to farming and manufacturing, the city's economy depends on retail trade, health care, and social assistance. In recent years the city has worked to revive the downtown shopping area, with help from the Central Albany Revitalization Area.

Gender
Gender Albany Oregon Country
Female 51.2% 50.4% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 49.6% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Albany Oregon Country
Less than $10,000 4% 5.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6% 3.8% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4% 8.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.4% 12.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 21% 18.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1% 13.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.9% 16.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.5% 7.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Albany Oregon Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 23% 27.0%
Other College 32% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 18% 21% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Albany Oregon Country
White 80.1% 74.9% 60.1%
African American 0.4% 1.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 1.9% 4.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.4% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.7% 4.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 13.3% 13.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity