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Albert Lea, MN

18,379 Population
13.3 square miles 1,383.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 43.9 ±0.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$37,796 ±$4,755 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: $38,696 ±$2,842
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$62,522 ±$6,220 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: $69,012 ±$2,229
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

11.5% ±2% (2,048  ±354) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 9.8% † 2,959 (±1.2% / ±365)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

18.9 minutes ±1.6 (142,640  ±13,660) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 20.5 276,255 (±1 / ±15,262)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

7,956 ±218 Number of households
  • the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 12,885 ±232
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.2 ±0.1 (17,827  ±86) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 2.3 30,183 (±0 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

5% ±2.4% (181  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 6.1% † 366 (±1.7% / ±100)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

8,669 ±188 Number of housing units
  • the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 14,116 ±69
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$150,400 ±$10,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: $164,900 ±$5,541
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

11.4% ±2.2% (2,079  ±402.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 9.5% † 2,890 (±1.5% / ±442.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

87.2% ±4.4% (11,516  ±618.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 89.9% 19,694 (±3% / ±670)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
17.3% ±1.9% (2,279  ±258.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 18.1% 3,964 (±1.3% / ±288.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±1.1% (884  ±196) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 3.8% 1,165
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

8.3% ±1.4% (1,203  ±197) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Albert Lea, MN Micro Area: 8% † 1,924 (±0.9% / ±220)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
1,203 Total veterans ±197 1,114 Male ±189 89 Female ±67

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