Albion vs West Salem

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

Albion and West Salem 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 769 in West Salem). Albion has the higher median household income ($56,172 vs $50,500 in West Salem). Albion has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $65,800 in West Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	West Salem
Population	2,107	769
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,172	$50,500
Median home value	$93,000	$65,800
Median gross rent	$808	$805
Housing units	952	464
Homeownership rate	69.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	West Salem
Population	2,113 → 2,107 (-0.3%)	903 → 769 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$41,184 → $56,172 (+36.4%)	$45,987 → $50,500 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$70,100 → $93,000 (+32.7%)	$49,400 → $65,800 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $808 (+44.5%)	$383 → $805 (+110.2%)

Albion

Population

2,1132,107

Median household income

$41,184$56,172

Median home value

$70,100$93,000

Median gross rent

$559$808

West Salem

Population

903769

Median household income

$45,987$50,500

Median home value

$49,400$65,800

Median gross rent

$383$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	West Salem
Under 5	8.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	7.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	14.7%
75 and over	5.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	West Salem
No high school diploma	6.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	West Salem
Drove alone	74.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	1.9%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	West Salem
1-unit, detached	76.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Albion	West Salem
Poverty rate	26.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1969	1954