Albion is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,651 people and five associated neighborhoods, Albion is the 290th largest community in New York. Albion has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

A relatively large number of people in Albion telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.72% 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.

Albion is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Albion has a very low overall level of education: only 7.68% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Albion in 2022 was $25,134, 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 $100,536 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 Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in Albion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.