Albany vs Prophetstown

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

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

Prophetstown has the higher population (1,828 vs 783 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $66,797 in Prophetstown). Albany has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $116,300 in Prophetstown).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Prophetstown
Population	783	1,828
Median age	37.9 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$66,797
Median home value	$147,800	$116,300
Median gross rent	$721	$704
Housing units	356	804
Homeownership rate	90.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Prophetstown
Population	906 → 783 (-13.6%)	2,062 → 1,828 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$59,821 → $68,750 (+14.9%)	$49,152 → $66,797 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,800 (+25.1%)	$96,300 → $116,300 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $721 (-4.5%)	$707 → $704 (-0.4%)

Albany

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Prophetstown

Population

2,0621,828

Median household income

$49,152$66,797

Median home value

$96,300$116,300

Median gross rent

$707$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Prophetstown
Under 5	7.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.9%
75 and over	10.6%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Prophetstown
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Prophetstown
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Prophetstown
Drove alone	86.6%	87.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Prophetstown
1-unit, detached	81.5%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Prophetstown
Poverty rate	3.5%	10.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1971	1957