Albany, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albany, GA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 101,511. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALBANY-GA · Albany, GA 4 ZIPs · 101,511 pop · #21272/25278 · Dougherty County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,509
- RANK-BOTTOM #21272/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 48% owners
- POP-MID 101,511
- SPREAD-WIDE 31701→31721
- HOME-LOW $137,000
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albany, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 101,511
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,509
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($51,509 average) · poverty 23.6%. The primary code (31705) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.4%) for this income tier, rent $965 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Georgia, Menlo is the closest lower-income city and Conley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albany.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Albany differ
Albany's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $35,025 in ZIP 31701 to $77,177 in ZIP 31721, while home values span $94,800 in 31701 to $216,400 in 31721. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 26.2 points
31701 to 31721
31701 to 31721
31721 to 31701
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Albany residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Albany: the largest, 31705, is only about 35% of 101,511 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Albany
Citywide ZBP: 2,186 establishments, 33,056 employees , annual payroll $1,462,970k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31707 (955 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (430) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Albany, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Dougherty County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Albany. See the Dougherty County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 31705 vs 31707 →
Albany roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Albany, .