People Facts Albany Oregon
Population, 2003 estimate 43,091 3,559,596
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.4% 4.0%
Population, 2000 40,852 3,421,399
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 22.9% 20.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.6% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.4% 24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.7% 12.8%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.4% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.7% 86.6%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1% 3.0%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 2.7% 4.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.6% 3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 6.1% 8.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 43.3% 46.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.4% 8.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.7% 12.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.7% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.4% 25.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.8 22.2
 
Housing units, 2000 17,374 1,452,709
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.5% 64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $132,600 $152,100
 
Households, 2000 16,108 1,333,723
Persons per household, 2000 2.49 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $39,409 $40,916
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,570 $20,940
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.6% 11.6%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 214,585 53,679,098
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 461,919 33,396,849
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,190 $10,297
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 50,932 4,388,304
Total number of firms, 1997 3,055 291,596
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 3.3% 6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 29.8% 27.6%
    Geography Facts Albany Oregon
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 16 95,997
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,571.8 35.6
Counties Benton County
Linn County