2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Albany, NY vs St. Marys, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Marys, is 10% more than it is in Albany and is 20% below the National Average.
- Albany unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- St. Marys unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Albany, NYSt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.8%18.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,969$32,858$37,638
 Household Income$52,583$57,746$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,988$77,407$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Albany, NYSt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.0%6.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%16.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.9%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%3.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Albany, NYSt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%8.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.6%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.6%0.6%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%33.9%13.1%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 11 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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