Albany is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 56,891 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Albany is the 11th largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Albany is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Albany is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albany who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), sales jobs (9.19%), and management occupations (8.45%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Albany telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In terms of college education, Albany is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Albany in 2022 was $31,872, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,488 for a family of four. However, Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Albany is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Albany also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Albany include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
