In addition, Albertson is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Albertson is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Albertson really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Albertson perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Albertson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite being a small town, Albertson has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Albertson, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Albertson is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Albertson in 2022 was $65,427, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $261,708 for a family of four.
Albertson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Albertson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albertson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Albertson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.27% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Albertson include Italian, German, Irish, Yugoslavian, and Iranian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Albertson's cultural character, accounting for 35.19% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Albertson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Chinese.
