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31707

Albany, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
22,679
Median household income
$50,862
People below poverty
19.9%
Median home value
$133,900

Income

The median income of households in 31707 was $50,862. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 18.7
$50,000 to $74,999 20.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50039
Female 42680

An estimated 75.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,846. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.1
Social Security 32.8
Retirement income 22.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 33.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.7

In 2020-2024, 25 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 31707 in 2020-2024, 87.6% had health insurance coverage and 12.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.9% and public coverage was 44.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.3%.


In 2020-2024, 31707 had a total population of 22,679 - 12,792 (56.4%) females and 9,887 (43.6%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 23.2% of the population was under 18 years, 36.7% was 19 to 44 years, 21.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 31707 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 547 626
5 to 9 578 1001
10 to 14 1005 733
15 to 19 614 521
20 to 24 837 1048
25 to 29 849 1061
30 to 34 542 1086
35 to 39 850 1085
40 to 44 342 631
45 to 49 439 662
50 to 54 418 519
55 to 59 370 668
60 to 64 756 1021
65 to 69 423 583
70 to 74 783 527
75 to 79 249 435
80 to 84 118 332
85 and over 167 253

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.9% were White; 62.7% were Black or African American; 8.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 24% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.7% of the people in 31707 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 30.3% of the people in 31707 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,946 households in 31707. The average household size was 2.04 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.5% of the households in 31707 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 49.5% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.1% of all households.

In 31707, 25.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
49.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.8% of males and 27.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42 43.5
Now married, except separated 38.8 27.7
Separated 3 2.2
Widowed 4.1 9.8
Divorced 12 16.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 31707, 420 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 49% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.8% of the people living in 31707 were U.S. natives. 73.8% of the 31707 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.2% of 31707 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 45.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 31707 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 31707.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.3
Asia 52.1
Europe 5.5
Africa 0
Northern America 5.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 31707 in 2020-2024, 4.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84 % of the people at least one year old living in 31707 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 31707 was 6,798 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 531 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,875. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,392.

Educational Attainment of People in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.5
High school diploma or equivalency 27.4
Some college, no degree 21.3
Associate's degree 12.8
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.9

Disability

In 31707, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.1% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 31707, 58 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,061 77.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,883 18.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 387 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 31707 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 11.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 31707 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,906 37.7
Service occupations 1,497 14.5
Sales and office occupations 2,944 28.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 648 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,364 13.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.6% of 31707 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.6
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 31707 had a total of 12,546 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 43.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 43.2
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 31707 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 53.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 31707 had 10,946 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,600 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 42.7% while renters occupied 57.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.23 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.9.

6.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.3% and another 11.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 31707:

House Heating Fuel Used in 31707 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 23
Electricity 76.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 31707 was $133,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.9 % had a mortgage. 44.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,258 and for owners without a mortgage it was $531.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 31707 was $972. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.