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.New Albany is a blue-collar town, with 37.07% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of New Albany spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, New Albany doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
