About New Albany

New Albany is a somewhat small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 8,300 people and just one neighborhood, New Albany is the 222nd largest community in Ohio.

New Albany has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in New Albany, where the median household income is $92,791.

New Albany is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, New Albany is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Albany who work in management occupations (20.21%), sales jobs (14.42%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.82%).

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

Because of many things, New Albany is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New Albany a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New Albany has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New Albany's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

New Albany is a very car-oriented town. 98.26% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because New Albany is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. New Albany has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

New Albany Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to New Albany, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. New Albany is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.36% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in New Albany in 2000 was $50,394, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,576 for a family of four. However, New Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New Albany home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Albany is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Albany include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in New Albany is English.