Albany vs Fulton

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

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

Fulton has the higher population (3,457 vs 783 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $42,452 in Fulton). Albany has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $124,400 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Fulton
Population	783	3,457
Median age	37.9 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$42,452
Median home value	$147,800	$124,400
Median gross rent	$721	$956
Housing units	356	1,881
Homeownership rate	90.9%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Fulton
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	3,178 → 3,457 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$52,193 → $42,452 (-18.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$114,100 → $124,400 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	$676 → $956 (+41.4%)

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Fulton

Population

3,1783,457

Median household income

$52,193$42,452

Median home value

$114,100$124,400

Median gross rent

$676$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Fulton
Under 5	7.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	2.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.4%
75 and over	10.6%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Fulton
No high school diploma	5.4%	12.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Fulton
Drove alone	86.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Fulton
1-unit, detached	81.5%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Fulton
Poverty rate	3.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	15
Median year structure built	1971	1959