Albany vs Eaton

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

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

Albany has the higher population (2,984 vs 1,656 in Eaton). Albany has the higher median household income ($56,356 vs $49,076 in Eaton). Albany has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $85,600 in Eaton).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Eaton
Population	2,984	1,656
Median age	50.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,356	$49,076
Median home value	$103,600	$85,600
Median gross rent	$669	$688
Housing units	1,446	828
Homeownership rate	81.9%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Eaton
Population	2,094 → 2,984 (+42.5%)	1,870 → 1,656 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$50,032 → $56,356 (+12.6%)	$42,014 → $49,076 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $103,600 (+45.1%)	$65,600 → $85,600 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $669 (+2.5%)	$759 → $688 (-9.4%)

Albany

Population

2,0942,984

Median household income

$50,032$56,356

Median home value

$71,400$103,600

Median gross rent

$653$669

Eaton

Population

1,8701,656

Median household income

$42,014$49,076

Median home value

$65,600$85,600

Median gross rent

$759$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Eaton
Under 5	3.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	14.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.6%
75 and over	12.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Eaton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Eaton
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	49.8%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Eaton
Drove alone	81.4%	86.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Eaton
1-unit, detached	83.9%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Eaton
Poverty rate	7.7%	11.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1968	1958