Albion vs Melbourne

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

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

Melbourne has the higher population (714 vs 617 in Albion). Melbourne has the higher median household income ($82,857 vs $73,750 in Albion). Melbourne has the higher median home value ($147,400 vs $105,400 in Albion).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Melbourne
Population	617	714
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$82,857
Median home value	$105,400	$147,400
Median gross rent	$810	$722
Housing units	304	312
Homeownership rate	92.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Melbourne
Population	570 → 617 (+8.2%)	843 → 714 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $73,750 (+43.0%)	$68,690 → $82,857 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $105,400 (+25.5%)	$109,700 → $147,400 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $810 (-1.8%)	$737 → $722 (-2.0%)

Albion

Population

570617

Median household income

$51,563$73,750

Median home value

$84,000$105,400

Median gross rent

$825$810

Melbourne

Population

843714

Median household income

$68,690$82,857

Median home value

$109,700$147,400

Median gross rent

$737$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Melbourne
Under 5	9.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	7.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	27.1%	17.9%
45 to 54	26.9%	9.2%
55 to 64	7.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	13.4%
75 and over	5.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Melbourne
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	35.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Melbourne
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	63.3%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Melbourne
Drove alone	92.8%	82.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	8.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Melbourne
1-unit, detached	88.5%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Melbourne
Poverty rate	6.2%	4.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1948	1962