Population: 1,921. Estimated population in 2021: 1,833 (-4.6% change)
Males: 893 (46.5%), Females: 1,028 (53.5%)
Shackelford County
Zip code: 76430
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $31,563
Median house value: $42,900
Races in Albany:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (21.9%), English (9.1%), Irish (8.0%), German (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 1412 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Albany
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 0.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Albany city
- Never married: 16.3%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 9.5%
3.2% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Albany:
- THROCKMORTON COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; THROCKMORTON, TX)
- HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (about 32 miles; ABILENE, TX)
- HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; ABILENE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Albany:
- ABILENE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
- DYESS AFB (about 44 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 103 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Albany:
- TAYLOR (about 1 miles; ALBANY, TX; Abbreviation: 6F5)
- ALBANY MUNI (about 3 miles; ALBANY, TX; Abbreviation: T23)
- STEPHENS COUNTY (about 29 miles; BRECKENRIDGE, TX; Abbreviation: BKD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Albany:
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 136 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
Schools
Public high school in Albany:
- ALBANY JR-SR H S (Students: 283; Location: 501 E S FIRST ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Albany:
- NANCY SMITH EL (Students: 295; Location: 501 E S FIRST ST; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Albany:
- SHACKELFORD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,000; Location: 402 N 2ND ST; 8,931 books; 256 audio materials; 10 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)