Albany, Indiana

Albany, Indiana
FIPS code		18-00802
GNIS ID	2397422[2]
Website	https://albanyin.com/

Albany is a town in

.

History

Albany was founded in 1833.^[4] It was likely named after Albany, New York.^[5][6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Albany has a total area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km²), of which 1.75 square miles (4.53 km²) (or 99.43%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.57%) is water.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	249		—
1890	571		129.3%
1900	2,116		270.6%
1910	1,289		−39.1%
1920	1,333		3.4%
1930	1,413		6.0%
1940	1,623		14.9%
1950	1,846		13.7%
1960	2,132		15.5%
1970	2,293		7.6%
1980	2,625		14.5%
1990	2,357		−10.2%
2000	2,368		0.5%
2010	2,165		−8.6%
2020	2,295		6.0%
2022 (est.)	2,286	[8]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census

As of the

of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 946 households, of which 14.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 30.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 2.6% were non-families. 45.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.45.

20.1% of the population had never been married. 55.1% of residents were

, and 3.3% were separated.

The median age in the town was 48.1. 4.4% of residents were under the age of 5; 14.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 85.1% were age 18 or older; and 27.6% were age 65 or older. 15.2% of the population were

veterans

.

The only language spoken at home was

.

The median household income in Albany was $48,483, 13.7% less than the median average for the state of

degree. 7.4% had no degree. 46.2% of Albany residents were employed, working a mean of 40.8 hours per week. The median gross rent in Albany was $576 and the homeownership rate was 76.7%. 111 housing units were vacant at a density of 56.9 per square mile (22.0/km²).

2010 census

As of the

Latino

of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 924 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the town was 40.3 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 958 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,314, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $33,929 versus $24,286 for females. The

, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable persons

• Jim Davis, cartoonist of (Garfield); Davis and his company Paws, Inc. reside between Albany and Muncie, Indiana.
• James Grover McDonald (November 29, 1886 -– September 25, 1964), United States diplomat, League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Coming from Germany, and first U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Albany was his hometown.
• Bernard Kilgore, Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal. and President of Dow Jones & Company. Born November 9, 1908 in Albany, IN. He built the small business newspaper into an acclaimed international newspaper with the largest circulation of all publications. A 1929 graduate of DePauw University, a Phi Beta Kappa, and an economics major, he was editor of The DePauw, Indiana's oldest college newspaper, while in college. Source: Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame

References

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