Albany, OR

Albany, OR: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Albany, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

56,894residents (2025 estimate)
55NPI-registered dentists
$78,114median household income
Residents

Albany at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (10.0% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (29.4% against 35.7%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate56,894Up 1.0% from the April 2020 base of 56,356
  • Median household income$78,114Below both Oregon ($83,011) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age37.7Below both Oregon (40.4) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older16.8%Below Oregon (19.1%), close to the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)29.4%Well below Oregon (36.8%), below the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)10.0%Above Oregon (9.0%), well below the US (13.6%)

The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Albany and Corvallis (10 miles apart) differ most: 29.4% against 61.4%, then the share who speak Spanish at home (10.0% against 6.2%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Albany

Samaritan Albany General Hospital, at 1046 6th Ave SW in Albany, describes itself as providing care to area residents since 1924 and medical services to the greater Albany, Oregon, area. The hospital and other Albany-based clinics offer medical services including diagnostic imaging, orthopedic and joint replacement, wound care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, palliative and hospice care and pediatrics. The city's Historic Preservation Program lists Albany's National Register Districts, among them Downtown Commercial, Hackleman and Monteith, and says the downtown district remains the civic, commercial and social center of Albany. Albany's planning pages include the East Albany Plan, which looks at land within the Urban Growth Boundary east of Interstate 5, and the South Albany Area Plan, whose study area is generally between Interstate 5 and Highway 99. The city also names a Central Albany Revitalization Area, known as CARA, with an advisory board appointed by City Council.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Downtown Commercial
  • Hackleman
  • Monteith
  • Central Albany Revitalization Area

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Providers

Who practices in Albany

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Albany, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Albany is furthest above the US among optometrists (1.6 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (none registered).

SpecialtyIn AlbanyResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists551 per 1,0341 per 1,340Well above
Chiropractors161 per 3,5561 per 3,311Below
Dermatologists21 per 28,4471 per 17,857Well below
Physical therapists451 per 1,2641 per 1,181Below
Optometrists171 per 3,3471 per 5,291Well above
Podiatrists21 per 28,4471 per 14,706Well below
Plastic surgeons0–1 per 58,824Well below
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Linn County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 30.7% of them, well above the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments150
  • Offices of physicians48
  • Offices of dentists46
  • Offices of other health practitioners42
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Albany practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Room to stand out for plastic surgeons

    No NPI-registered plastic surgeons list a practice address in Albany (nationally there is one for every 58,824 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a plastic surgeon. See our marketing for plastic surgeons.

  2. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 30.7% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Linn County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

  3. Reviews and your Google Business Profile first

    One NPI-registered dentist per 1,034 residents in Albany (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.

  4. A crowded field for optometrists

    1.6 times the US number of NPI-registered optometrists per resident (one per 3,347 residents). A optometrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for optometrists.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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