Albany vs Galt

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

Albany and Galt 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 163 in Galt). Galt has the higher median household income ($108,173 vs $68,750 in Albany). Galt has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $147,800 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Galt
Population	783	163
Median age	37.9 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$108,173
Median home value	$147,800	$187,500
Median gross rent	$721	—
Housing units	356	103
Homeownership rate	90.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	45.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Galt
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	204 → 163 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$58,207 → $108,173 (+85.8%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$98,400 → $187,500 (+90.5%)
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

Galt

Population

204163

Median household income

$58,207$108,173

Median home value

$98,400$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Galt
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.8%	4.3%
18 to 24	2.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	23.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	28.8%
75 and over	10.6%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Galt
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	69.3%
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%	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Galt
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	45.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Galt
Drove alone	86.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Galt
1-unit, detached	81.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Galt
Poverty rate	3.5%	5.5%
Average household size	2.45	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	42
Median year structure built	1971	1954