Albany, California

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Population (year 2000): 16,444, Est. population in July 2002: 16,628 (+1.1% change)
Males: 7,669 (46.6%), Females: 8,775 (53.4%)

Elevation: 40 feet

County: Alameda

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Zip code: 94706

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $54,919 (year 2000)
Median house value: $334,800 (year 2000)

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Races in Albany:

White Non-Hispanic (57.5%)
Chinese (13.5%)
Hispanic (8.0%)
Two or more races (5.8%)
Black (4.1%)
Korean (4.1%)
Other race (3.2%)
Japanese (3.0%)
Asian Indian (1.5%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Filipino (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.4%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.6%), Italian (5.5%), Russian (3.6%), French (2.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Albany

High school or higher: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 34.0%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Albany city

Never married: 30.4%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 11.1%

28.9% Foreign born (20.3% Asia, 4.4% Europe, 2.9% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Berkeley, CA (2.0 miles, pop. 102,743).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oakland, CA (8.1 miles, pop. 399,484).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (376.6 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kensington, CA (1.6 miles), El Cerrito, CA (1.9 miles), Berkeley, CA (2.0 miles), East Richmond Heights, CA (3.8 miles), Emeryville, CA (3.9 miles), Richmond, CA (4.5 miles), El Sobrante, CA (5.3 miles), Rollingwood, CA (5.7 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $201,600
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $243,000
1999: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $257,600
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $224,800
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,000
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $319,500

Area code commonly used in this area: 510

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (18.6%).

Crime in Albany (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
3 rapes (17.6 per 100,000)
41 robberies (240.5 per 100,000)
4 assaults (23.5 per 100,000)
154 burglaries (903.3 per 100,000)
496 larceny counts (2909.4 per 100,000)
133 auto thefts (780.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 337.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Albany (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
3 rapes (17.9 per 100,000)
33 robberies (197.0 per 100,000)
26 assaults (155.2 per 100,000)
150 burglaries (895.5 per 100,000)
511 larceny counts (3050.7 per 100,000)
114 auto thefts (680.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 342.7 (higher means more crime)

Average weather in Albany, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	50.1	52.9	54.5	56.6	59.3	62.0	63.2	63.8	64.3	62.1	55.3	50.3
High temperature (°F)	56.6	59.7	61.4	64.5	67.1	70.0	71.1	71.4	72.4	70.5	62.7	56.9
Low temperature (°F)	43.6	46.1	47.4	48.7	51.4	53.8	55.3	56.0	56.2	53.6	48.0	43.7
Precipitation (in)	5.1	4.7	4.0	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.4	3.6	3.5

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Normal climate around Albany, California

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	10	9	9	5	3	1	0	0	1	3	7	9
Wind speed (mph)	7.0	7.3	8.4	8.6	9.0	9.6	8.9	8.3	7.4	6.4	6.0	6.4
Morning humidity (%)	91	89	86	83	82	78	76	78	77	79	87	88
Afternoon humidity (%)	70	61	53	44	38	32	30	29	31	37	57	67
Sunshine (%)	48	65	74	82	90	94	97	96	93	86	66	49
Days clear of clouds	7	8	10	12	17	22	27	26	24	19	10	8
Partly cloudy days	6	7	9	10	9	6	3	4	4	6	8	6
Cloudy days	19	13	12	8	5	2	1	1	2	6	12	17
Snowfall (in)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Hospitals/medical centers near Albany:

ALTA BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; BERKELEY, CA)
CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 5 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; OAKLAND, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Albany:

METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 14 miles; OAKLAND, CA; ID: OAK)
BUCHANAN FIELD (about 19 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID: CCR)
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 20 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Albany:

HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 21 miles; HAYWARD, CA; ID: HWD)
NAPA COUNTY (about 22 miles; NAPA, CA; ID: APC)
GNOSS FIELD (about 25 miles; NOVATO, CA; ID: DVO)

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Local government website: www.albanyca.org/

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Albany:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 4 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
LANEY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT enrollment: 5,549)
CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,626)
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 9 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,450)
ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,548)
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 10 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,092)
MERRITT COLLEGE (about 11 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT enrollment: 2,646)

Public high schools in Albany:

ALBANY HIGH (Students: 862; Location: 603 KEY ROUTE BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
MACGREGOR HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 31; Location: 603 SAN GABRIEL AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Albany:

ALBANY MIDDLE (Students: 846; Location: 1259 BRIGHTON AVE.; Grades: 06 - 09)
OCEAN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 437; Location: 1000 JACKSON ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
MARIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 425; Location: 1001 SANTA FE AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
CORNELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 419; Location: 920 TALBOT AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)

Albany compared to California state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Albany:

KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KMKY (1310 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
KVTO (1400 AM; 1 kW; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Albany:

KALX (90.7 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
K249DJ (97.7 FM; SAN PABLO, CA; Owner: EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL)
KSFB-FM (100.7 FM; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM (102.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSOL (98.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM1 (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KOIT-FM2 (96.5 FM; MARTINEZ, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING CO. C/O KOIT(FM))
KLLC (97.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFJO (92.1 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Albany:

KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
KTNC-TV (Channel 42; CONCORD, CA; Owner: KTNC LICENSE, LLC)
KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KDTS-CA (Channel 52; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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