New Albany is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 7,706 people and four associated neighborhoods, New Albany is the 49th largest community in Mississippi. New Albany real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although New Albany house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Albany is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.07% of the New Albany workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New Albany is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Albany who work in office and administrative support (10.24%), healthcare (10.01%), and management occupations (7.12%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.01 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, New Albany does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of New Albany are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.50% of adults in New Albany having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in New Albany in 2022 was $28,233, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,932 for a family of four. However, New Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Albany is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Albany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Albany residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Albany include English, Irish, French, Scots-Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in New Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
