Alba vs New Albany

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

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

New Albany has the higher population (318 vs 130 in Alba). New Albany has the higher median household income ($72,750 vs $52,083 in Alba). New Albany has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $93,300 in Alba).

Population, income & housing

	Alba	New Albany
Population	130	318
Median age	45.3 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$72,750
Median home value	$93,300	$112,500
Median gross rent	$813	$924
Housing units	62	135
Homeownership rate	76.4%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.9%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alba	New Albany
Population	138 → 130 (-5.8%)	270 → 318 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $52,083 (+43.7%)	$34,107 → $72,750 (+113.3%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $93,300 (+10.5%)	$104,700 → $112,500 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$663 → $924 (+39.4%)

Alba

Population

138130

Median household income

$36,250$52,083

Median home value

$84,400$93,300

New Albany

Population

270318

Median household income

$34,107$72,750

Median home value

$104,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$663$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alba	New Albany
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	21.4%
35 to 44	23.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	6.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	6.6%
75 and over	13.1%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alba	New Albany
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alba	New Albany
No high school diploma	23.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	47.2%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alba	New Albany
Drove alone	85.9%	88.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alba	New Albany
1-unit, detached	74.2%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Alba	New Albany
Poverty rate	6.9%	15.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1958	1938