Albany vs Erie

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

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

Erie has the higher population (1,658 vs 783 in Albany). Erie has the higher median household income ($86,750 vs $68,750 in Albany). Albany has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $147,300 in Erie).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Erie
Population	783	1,658
Median age	37.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$86,750
Median home value	$147,800	$147,300
Median gross rent	$721	$740
Housing units	356	785
Homeownership rate	90.9%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Erie
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	1,496 → 1,658 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$71,875 → $86,750 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$130,000 → $147,300 (+13.3%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	$605 → $740 (+22.3%)

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Erie

Population

1,4961,658

Median household income

$71,875$86,750

Median home value

$130,000$147,300

Median gross rent

$605$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Erie
Under 5	7.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	2.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.3%
75 and over	10.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Erie
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Erie
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Erie
Drove alone	86.6%	92.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Erie
1-unit, detached	81.5%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Erie
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1971	1967