Albany vs Coleta

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and Coleta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Albany has the higher population (783 vs 189 in Coleta). Albany has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $44,286 in Coleta). Albany has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $106,300 in Coleta).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Coleta
Population	783	189
Median age	37.9 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$44,286
Median home value	$147,800	$106,300
Median gross rent	$721	$790
Housing units	356	78
Homeownership rate	90.9%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Coleta
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	196 → 189 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$55,536 → $44,286 (-20.3%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$85,600 → $106,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	$733 → $790 (+7.8%)

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Coleta

Population

196189

Median household income

$55,536$44,286

Median home value

$85,600$106,300

Median gross rent

$733$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Coleta
Under 5	7.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	25.9%
18 to 24	2.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	20.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	5.8%
75 and over	10.6%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Coleta
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Coleta
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.1%
High school graduate	40.1%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Coleta
Drove alone	86.6%	91.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Coleta
1-unit, detached	81.5%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Coleta
Poverty rate	3.5%	15.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1971	1946