Albany vs The Plains

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

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

The Plains has the higher population (2,584 vs 909 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($66,518 vs $51,397 in The Plains). The Plains has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $140,800 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	The Plains
Population	909	2,584
Median age	42.7 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,518	$51,397
Median home value	$140,800	$244,300
Median gross rent	$1,039	$895
Housing units	415	1,622
Homeownership rate	75.3%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	The Plains
Population	824 → 909 (+10.3%)	2,946 → 2,584 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$47,115 → $66,518 (+41.2%)	$36,250 → $51,397 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $140,800 (+25.8%)	$151,100 → $244,300 (+61.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,039 (+43.3%)	$759 → $895 (+17.9%)

Albany

Population

824909

Median household income

$47,115$66,518

Median home value

$111,900$140,800

Median gross rent

$725$1,039

The Plains

Population

2,9462,584

Median household income

$36,250$51,397

Median home value

$151,100$244,300

Median gross rent

$759$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	The Plains
Under 5	9.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	2.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	5.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	24.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	31.8%
75 and over	11.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	The Plains
No high school diploma	4.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	36.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	The Plains
Drove alone	79.0%	67.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.5%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	The Plains
1-unit, detached	72.5%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Albany	The Plains
Poverty rate	7.2%	19.9%
Average household size	2.49	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1977	1984