Albany vs Gaston

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

Albany and Gaston 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 709 in Gaston). Albany has the higher median household income ($56,356 vs $49,417 in Gaston). Albany has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $87,300 in Gaston).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Gaston
Population	2,984	709
Median age	50.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,356	$49,417
Median home value	$103,600	$87,300
Median gross rent	$669	$819
Housing units	1,446	305
Homeownership rate	81.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Gaston
Population	2,094 → 2,984 (+42.5%)	875 → 709 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$50,032 → $56,356 (+12.6%)	$45,357 → $49,417 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $103,600 (+45.1%)	$58,600 → $87,300 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $669 (+2.5%)	$750 → $819 (+9.2%)

Albany

Population

2,0942,984

Median household income

$50,032$56,356

Median home value

$71,400$103,600

Median gross rent

$653$669

Gaston

Population

875709

Median household income

$45,357$49,417

Median home value

$58,600$87,300

Median gross rent

$750$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Gaston
Under 5	3.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	12.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	8.6%
75 and over	12.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Gaston
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Gaston
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	49.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Gaston
Drove alone	81.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	1.7%	5.9%
Worked from home	9.1%	1.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Gaston
1-unit, detached	83.9%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Gaston
Poverty rate	7.7%	15.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1968	1964