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Albany, California: commercial real estate data.
Albany is a Census city of 19,414 people across 1.79 square miles of land, in Alameda County. Median household income is $144,107, 53.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Albany
What Albany is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.79 sq mi
- Water area3.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,846
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlameda County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Albany
How many people live in Albany
- Population19,414
- Median age38.4
- Population under 184,131
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,063
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households7,631
- Family households4,894
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Albany
Income and work in Albany
- Median household income$144,107
- Per capita income$75,758
- Civilian labor force10,526
- Employed10,204
- Unemployed322 plus or minus 102
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over13,658
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher77.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree42.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Albany
Housing in Albany
- Housing units8,070
- Occupied units7,631
- Vacant units439 plus or minus 143
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied4,055
- Renter occupied3,576
- Ownership rate53.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,202,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,445
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.4 percent
- Single family units4,433
- Share single family54.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,631
- Share in buildings of two or more45.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Albany
How Albany gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,173
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,132
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,789
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent
- Drove alone36.5 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport11.5 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home38.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Albany
SBA loans in Albany (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$16,765,100
- Average approval$728,917
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,939,400
- Largest approval$3,685,000
- Jobs supported140
- Jobs per approval6.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.4 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Albany, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Albany
SBA loans in Albany (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$11,162,000
- Average approval$697,625
- Median approval$667,000
- Largest approval$1,933,000
- Jobs supported82
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Albany, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Albany
Flood risk in Albany
- NFIP communityCity of Albany
- NFIP community number060003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/18
The City of Albany participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060003 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alameda County, not Albany
Alameda County context, not Albany figures
- Establishments in Alameda County42,318
- Covered employment, Alameda County790,358
- Average annual pay, Alameda County$98,026
- Housing units permitted, Alameda County1,743
Every figure in this section is published for Alameda County as a whole and is not a measurement of Albany.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Albany questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Albany, California?
19,414, in 7,631 households. Albany city covers 1.79 square miles of land, which is 10,846 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Albany in?
Alameda County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Albany?
$144,107. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,202,200. Median gross rent is $2,445 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Albany businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $16.8 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $11.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Albany, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Albany borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Albany. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Albany in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Albany appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Albany, city of, community 060003, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Albany figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alameda County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Albany.
Is zoning published for Albany?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.