Albany vs Como

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

Albany and Como 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 581 in Como). Albany has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $59,417 in Como). Como has the higher median home value ($154,000 vs $147,800 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Como
Population	783	581
Median age	37.9 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$59,417
Median home value	$147,800	$154,000
Median gross rent	$721	—
Housing units	356	201
Homeownership rate	90.9%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Como
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	593 → 581 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$77,569 → $59,417 (-23.4%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$150,700 → $154,000 (+2.2%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	—

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Como

Population

593581

Median household income

$77,569$59,417

Median home value

$150,700$154,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Como
Under 5	7.5%	1.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	28.4%
18 to 24	2.4%	1.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	17.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.9%
75 and over	10.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Como
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	60.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	5.7%
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%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Como
No high school diploma	5.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	40.1%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Como
Drove alone	86.6%	57.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	5.6%
Walked	0.0%	14.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Como
1-unit, detached	81.5%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Como
Poverty rate	3.5%	22.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1971	1958