Albion is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,730 people and five associated neighborhoods, Albion is the 290th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Albion was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Albion is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Albion is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albion who work in office and administrative support (13.59%), sales jobs (12.31%), and healthcare suport services (10.51%). A relatively large number of people in Albion telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Albion has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Albion a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small village, Albion doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Albion have a very low rate of college education: just 7.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Albion in 2022 was $26,164, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,656 for a family of four. However, Albion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Albion is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Albion home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albion residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albion include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Albion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
