Albion vs Marshall

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

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

Albion has the higher population (7,608 vs 6,797 in Marshall). Marshall has the higher median household income ($75,220 vs $40,040 in Albion). Marshall has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $91,100 in Albion).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Marshall
Population	7,608	6,797
Median age	25.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,040	$75,220
Median home value	$91,100	$169,800
Median gross rent	$769	$933
Housing units	2,901	3,428
Homeownership rate	61.6%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Marshall
Population	8,336 → 7,608 (-8.7%)	6,998 → 6,797 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$34,467 → $40,040 (+16.2%)	$50,969 → $75,220 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $91,100 (+60.4%)	$124,900 → $169,800 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $769 (+13.1%)	$732 → $933 (+27.5%)

Albion

Population

8,3367,608

Median household income

$34,467$40,040

Median home value

$56,800$91,100

Median gross rent

$680$769

Marshall

Population

6,9986,797

Median household income

$50,969$75,220

Median home value

$124,900$169,800

Median gross rent

$732$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Marshall
Under 5	6.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	24.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	6.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.9%
75 and over	5.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Marshall
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	90.7%
Black or African American	32.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Marshall
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	38.7%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Marshall
Drove alone	68.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	3.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	11.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Marshall
1-unit, detached	73.6%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	4.2%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Marshall
Poverty rate	27.2%	6.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1940	1957