Albany vs Darlington

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

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

Albany has the higher population (1,855 vs 35 in Darlington). Albany has the higher median household income ($46,905 vs $18,125 in Darlington). Albany has the higher median home value ($96,700 vs $22,500 in Darlington).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Darlington
Population	1,855	35
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,905	$18,125
Median home value	$96,700	$22,500
Median gross rent	$520	—
Housing units	889	22
Homeownership rate	68.9%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Darlington
Population	2,010 → 1,855 (-7.7%)	64 → 35 (-45.3%)
Median household income	$39,331 → $46,905 (+19.3%)	$28,438 → $18,125 (-36.3%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $96,700 (+31.6%)	$30,600 → $22,500 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $520 (-2.3%)	—

Albany

Population

2,0101,855

Median household income

$39,331$46,905

Median home value

$73,500$96,700

Median gross rent

$532$520

Darlington

Population

6435

Median household income

$28,438$18,125

Median home value

$30,600$22,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Darlington
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	5.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	34.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	10.5%	22.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	5.7%
75 and over	10.6%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Darlington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Darlington
No high school diploma	7.7%	32.3%
High school graduate	47.3%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	6.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Darlington
Drove alone	80.6%	0.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	100.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.0%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Darlington
1-unit, detached	74.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Darlington
Poverty rate	17.9%	22.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1972	1938