Albany is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,239 people and two associated neighborhoods, Albany is the 219th largest community in Louisiana.Albany is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Albany is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albany who work in management occupations (16.62%), office and administrative support (9.50%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.20%). Also of interest is that Albany has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Albany, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.42 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Albany doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Albany citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.06% of adults 25 and older in Albany have a college degree. The per capita income in Albany in 2022 was $28,179, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,716 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albany include Irish, French, Welsh, Italian, and German. The most common language spoken in Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
