Albany vs Muncie

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

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

Muncie has the higher population (64,739 vs 2,984 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($56,356 vs $43,395 in Muncie). Albany has the higher median home value ($103,600 vs $92,000 in Muncie).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Muncie
Population	2,984	64,739
Median age	50.5 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,356	$43,395
Median home value	$103,600	$92,000
Median gross rent	$669	$867
Housing units	1,446	30,622
Homeownership rate	81.9%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Muncie
Population	2,094 → 2,984 (+42.5%)	68,750 → 64,739 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$50,032 → $56,356 (+12.6%)	$33,944 → $43,395 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $103,600 (+45.1%)	$73,500 → $92,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $669 (+2.5%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

Albany

Population

2,0942,984

Median household income

$50,032$56,356

Median home value

$71,400$103,600

Median gross rent

$653$669

Muncie

Population

68,75064,739

Median household income

$33,944$43,395

Median home value

$73,500$92,000

Median gross rent

$722$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Muncie
Under 5	3.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	28.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	8.4%
75 and over	12.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Muncie
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Muncie
No high school diploma	8.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	49.8%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Muncie
Drove alone	81.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.1%	5.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Muncie
1-unit, detached	83.9%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	13.3%
20 or more units	1.5%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Muncie
Poverty rate	7.7%	29.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1968	1962