Albany vs Springfield

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

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

Albany has the higher population (969 vs 565 in Springfield). Albany has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $51,667 in Springfield). Albany has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $206,000 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Springfield
Population	969	565
Median age	33.4 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$51,667
Median home value	$207,100	$206,000
Median gross rent	$756	$673
Housing units	443	238
Homeownership rate	57.1%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Springfield
Population	1,141 → 969 (-15.1%)	469 → 565 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$54,405 → $55,000 (+1.1%)	$34,444 → $51,667 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$145,600 → $207,100 (+42.2%)	$188,400 → $206,000 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $756 (+58.2%)	$563 → $673 (+19.5%)

Albany

Population

1,141969

Median household income

$54,405$55,000

Median home value

$145,600$207,100

Median gross rent

$478$756

Springfield

Population

469565

Median household income

$34,444$51,667

Median home value

$188,400$206,000

Median gross rent

$563$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Springfield
Under 5	8.4%	12.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	1.8%
25 to 34	17.3%	18.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	5.7%
75 and over	6.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	99.7%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Springfield
No high school diploma	10.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	32.6%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Springfield
Drove alone	86.3%	87.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Springfield
1-unit, detached	57.6%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Springfield
Poverty rate	7.4%	16.8%
Average household size	2.66	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1989	1991