Albany vs St. John's University

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and St. John's University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Albany has the higher population (2,800 vs 1,615 in St. John's University). Since 2019, Albany's population has grown faster (+2.6% vs -1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	St. John's University
Population	2,800	1,615
Median age	38.7 yrs	20.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,417	—
Median home value	$226,000	—
Median gross rent	$579	—
Housing units	1,202	8
Homeownership rate	70.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	80.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	St. John's University
Population	2,729 → 2,800 (+2.6%)	1,637 → 1,615 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$62,679 → $75,417 (+20.3%)	—
Median home value	$155,900 → $226,000 (+45.0%)	$147,900 → $187,500 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$493 → $579 (+17.4%)	—

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. John's University

Population

1,6371,615

Median home value

$147,900$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	St. John's University
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	1.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	85.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	2.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	1.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	0.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	2.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	2.6%
75 and over	12.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	St. John's University
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.4%	3.3%
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%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	St. John's University
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	32.6%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	6.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	53.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	St. John's University
Drove alone	83.1%	20.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	14.8%
Walked	5.1%	48.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	6.5%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	St. John's University
1-unit, detached	65.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	St. John's University
Poverty rate	3.6%	31.3%
Average household size	2.38	5.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	10
Median year structure built	1987	—