Albion vs Ligonier

A side-by-side comparison of Albion and Ligonier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ligonier has the higher population (4,263 vs 2,680 in Albion). Albion has the higher median household income ($67,687 vs $56,286 in Ligonier). Albion has the higher median home value ($138,200 vs $101,100 in Ligonier).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Ligonier
Population	2,680	4,263
Median age	32.1 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,687	$56,286
Median home value	$138,200	$101,100
Median gross rent	$875	$854
Housing units	925	1,639
Homeownership rate	61.8%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Ligonier
Population	2,477 → 2,680 (+8.2%)	4,654 → 4,263 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$46,938 → $67,687 (+44.2%)	$47,730 → $56,286 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $138,200 (+46.4%)	$75,200 → $101,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $875 (+21.4%)	$697 → $854 (+22.5%)

Albion

Population

2,4772,680

Median household income

$46,938$67,687

Median home value

$94,400$138,200

Median gross rent

$721$875

Ligonier

Population

4,6544,263

Median household income

$47,730$56,286

Median home value

$75,200$101,100

Median gross rent

$697$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Ligonier
Under 5	9.1%	9.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	16.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	5.4%
75 and over	3.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Ligonier
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	39.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	58.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Ligonier
No high school diploma	8.9%	33.7%
High school graduate	51.2%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Ligonier
Drove alone	62.3%	68.7%
Carpooled	20.4%	25.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.1%
Other means	8.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Ligonier
1-unit, detached	65.9%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Ligonier
Poverty rate	10.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1961	1974