Albion vs Browns

A side-by-side comparison of Albion and Browns: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Albion has the higher population (2,107 vs 186 in Browns). Browns has the higher median household income ($61,125 vs $56,172 in Albion). Albion has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $42,500 in Browns).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Browns
Population	2,107	186
Median age	39.7 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,172	$61,125
Median home value	$93,000	$42,500
Median gross rent	$808	$770
Housing units	952	90
Homeownership rate	69.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Browns
Population	2,113 → 2,107 (-0.3%)	146 → 186 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$41,184 → $56,172 (+36.4%)	$63,125 → $61,125 (-3.2%)
Median home value	$70,100 → $93,000 (+32.7%)	$64,100 → $42,500 (-33.7%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $808 (+44.5%)	$525 → $770 (+46.7%)

Albion

Population

2,1132,107

Median household income

$41,184$56,172

Median home value

$70,100$93,000

Median gross rent

$559$808

Browns

Population

146186

Median household income

$63,125$61,125

Median home value

$64,100$42,500

Median gross rent

$525$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Browns
Under 5	8.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	22.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	15.1%
75 and over	5.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Browns
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Browns
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.8%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Browns
Drove alone	74.0%	86.4%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Browns
1-unit, detached	76.3%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	47.8%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Browns
Poverty rate	26.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1969	1973