Albany vs Melrose

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

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

Melrose has the higher population (3,608 vs 2,800 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $58,107 in Melrose). Albany has the higher median home value ($226,000 vs $198,300 in Melrose).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Melrose
Population	2,800	3,608
Median age	38.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$58,107
Median home value	$226,000	$198,300
Median gross rent	$579	$1,061
Housing units	1,202	1,655
Homeownership rate	70.1%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Melrose
Population	2,729 → 2,800 (+2.6%)	3,647 → 3,608 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$62,679 → $75,417 (+20.3%)	$56,591 → $58,107 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $226,000 (+45.0%)	$131,000 → $198,300 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$493 → $579 (+17.4%)	$873 → $1,061 (+21.5%)

Albany

Population

2,7292,800

Median household income

$62,679$75,417

Median home value

$155,900$226,000

Median gross rent

$493$579

Melrose

Population

3,6473,608

Median household income

$56,591$58,107

Median home value

$131,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Melrose
Under 5	6.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	13.5%
75 and over	12.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Melrose
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Melrose
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.6%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Melrose
Drove alone	83.1%	72.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.1%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Melrose
1-unit, detached	65.4%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	11.1%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Melrose
Poverty rate	3.6%	8.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1987	1967