Albers vs New Baden

A side-by-side comparison of Albers and New Baden: population, income, housing, and more.

Albers and New Baden are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Baden has the higher population (3,493 vs 1,428 in Albers). Albers has the higher median household income ($116,691 vs $77,542 in New Baden). Albers has the higher median home value ($209,000 vs $160,600 in New Baden).

Population, income & housing

	Albers	New Baden
Population	1,428	3,493
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,691	$77,542
Median home value	$209,000	$160,600
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,110
Housing units	565	1,347
Homeownership rate	85.2%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albers	New Baden
Population	1,341 → 1,428 (+6.5%)	3,206 → 3,493 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$79,000 → $116,691 (+47.7%)	$77,218 → $77,542 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$167,700 → $209,000 (+24.6%)	$138,300 → $160,600 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $1,080 (+39.5%)	$955 → $1,110 (+16.2%)

Albers

Population

1,3411,428

Median household income

$79,000$116,691

Median home value

$167,700$209,000

Median gross rent

$774$1,080

New Baden

Population

3,2063,493

Median household income

$77,218$77,542

Median home value

$138,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$955$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albers	New Baden
Under 5	4.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	23.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	17.6%	5.5%
75 and over	5.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albers	New Baden
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albers	New Baden
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albers	New Baden
Drove alone	69.5%	66.9%
Carpooled	15.9%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	11.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albers	New Baden
1-unit, detached	95.9%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Albers	New Baden
Poverty rate	5.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1978	1980