Humidity & wind
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Population
66,907
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$124,300
Owner-occupied units
Albany, GA
Georgia · 31.578° N, 84.176° W · 55 sq mi
Albany is a city in Georgia, with a population of 66,907 and about 1,215 residents per square mile. The median household earns $47,240 a year, and the median home is worth $124,300.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
55 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,215
People per square mile
Rank by population
#628
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#210
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$47,240
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$931
Per month
Homeownership
37.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.7 min
One way
People
Median age
34.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
21.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
2%
Households
27,538
2.29 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29.1%
Retail trade 12.1%
Manufacturing 10.5%
Professional & business services 9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Albany
- Valdosta, GA73 mi · 56,186
- Columbus, GA76 mi · 202,171
- Dothan, AL76 mi · 72,060
- Warner Robins, GA77 mi · 87,761
- Tallahassee, FL78 mi · 204,902
- Macon-Bibb County, GA90 mi · 157,556
- Auburn, AL105 mi · 85,113
- Montgomery, AL134 mi · 195,300
Cities about the same size
- Waterloo, IA66,919
- Alpharetta, GA66,921
- Janesville, WI66,929
- Eagan, MN67,109
- Union City, NJ66,656
- Brentwood, CA66,607
- Eagle Mountain, UT66,557
- Skokie, IL66,544
More in Georgia
- Atlanta529,110
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- South Fulton112,820
- Sandy Springs105,013
- Roswell91,505
- Johns Creek80,401