Albany vs Sauk Centre

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

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

Sauk Centre has the higher population (4,589 vs 2,800 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $65,763 in Sauk Centre). Albany has the higher median home value ($226,000 vs $196,000 in Sauk Centre).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Sauk Centre
Population	2,800	4,589
Median age	38.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$65,763
Median home value	$226,000	$196,000
Median gross rent	$579	$778
Housing units	1,202	2,193
Homeownership rate	70.1%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Sauk Centre
Population	2,729 → 2,800 (+2.6%)	4,426 → 4,589 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$62,679 → $75,417 (+20.3%)	$57,851 → $65,763 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $226,000 (+45.0%)	$144,200 → $196,000 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$493 → $579 (+17.4%)	$642 → $778 (+21.2%)

Albany

Population

2,7292,800

Median household income

$62,679$75,417

Median home value

$155,900$226,000

Median gross rent

$493$579

Sauk Centre

Population

4,4264,589

Median household income

$57,851$65,763

Median home value

$144,200$196,000

Median gross rent

$642$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Sauk Centre
Under 5	6.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.9%
75 and over	12.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Sauk Centre
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Sauk Centre
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Sauk Centre
Drove alone	83.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.1%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Sauk Centre
1-unit, detached	65.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	11.1%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Sauk Centre
Poverty rate	3.6%	15.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1987	1965