Albany vs St. Augusta

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

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

St. Augusta has the higher population (3,576 vs 2,800 in Albany). St. Augusta has the higher median household income ($116,384 vs $75,417 in Albany). St. Augusta has the higher median home value ($323,400 vs $226,000 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	St. Augusta
Population	2,800	3,576
Median age	38.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	$116,384
Median home value	$226,000	$323,400
Median gross rent	$579	$1,373
Housing units	1,202	1,200
Homeownership rate	70.1%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	St. Augusta
Population	2,729 → 2,800 (+2.6%)	3,720 → 3,576 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$62,679 → $75,417 (+20.3%)	$85,521 → $116,384 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $226,000 (+45.0%)	$228,400 → $323,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$493 → $579 (+17.4%)	$947 → $1,373 (+45.0%)

Albany

Population

2,7292,800

Median household income

$62,679$75,417

Median home value

$155,900$226,000

Median gross rent

$493$579

St. Augusta

Population

3,7203,576

Median household income

$85,521$116,384

Median home value

$228,400$323,400

Median gross rent

$947$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	St. Augusta
Under 5	6.3%	8.3%
5 to 17	22.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.1%
75 and over	12.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	St. Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	St. Augusta
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	32.6%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	St. Augusta
Drove alone	83.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	St. Augusta
1-unit, detached	65.4%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	11.1%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Albany	St. Augusta
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.38	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1987	2002