Albion vs State Center

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

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

State Center has the higher population (1,548 vs 617 in Albion). Albion has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $72,303 in State Center). State Center has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $105,400 in Albion).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	State Center
Population	617	1,548
Median age	43.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$72,303
Median home value	$105,400	$156,300
Median gross rent	$810	$741
Housing units	304	687
Homeownership rate	92.2%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	State Center
Population	570 → 617 (+8.2%)	1,661 → 1,548 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $73,750 (+43.0%)	$63,375 → $72,303 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $105,400 (+25.5%)	$117,600 → $156,300 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $810 (-1.8%)	$613 → $741 (+20.9%)

Albion

Population

570617

Median household income

$51,563$73,750

Median home value

$84,000$105,400

Median gross rent

$825$810

State Center

Population

1,6611,548

Median household income

$63,375$72,303

Median home value

$117,600$156,300

Median gross rent

$613$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	State Center
Under 5	9.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	27.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	26.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	7.6%	8.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.2%
75 and over	5.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	State Center
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	State Center
No high school diploma	5.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	63.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	State Center
Drove alone	92.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	16.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	State Center
1-unit, detached	88.5%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Albion	State Center
Poverty rate	6.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1948	1948