Albany vs Lyndon

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

Albany and Lyndon 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 576 in Lyndon). Albany has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $52,656 in Lyndon). Albany has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $108,300 in Lyndon).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Lyndon
Population	783	576
Median age	37.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$52,656
Median home value	$147,800	$108,300
Median gross rent	$721	$1,146
Housing units	356	262
Homeownership rate	90.9%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Lyndon
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	656 → 576 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$41,823 → $52,656 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$79,400 → $108,300 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	$850 → $1,146 (+34.8%)

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Lyndon

Population

656576

Median household income

$41,823$52,656

Median home value

$79,400$108,300

Median gross rent

$850$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Lyndon
Under 5	7.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	19.6%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.4%
75 and over	10.6%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Lyndon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Lyndon
No high school diploma	5.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Lyndon
Drove alone	86.6%	81.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Lyndon
1-unit, detached	81.5%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	5.3%
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%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Lyndon
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1971	1960