Albion vs Penn State Erie (Behrend)

A side-by-side comparison of Albion and Penn State Erie (Behrend): population, income, housing, and more.

Albion and Penn State Erie (Behrend) are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Penn State Erie (Behrend) has the higher population (1,561 vs 1,269 in Albion). Since 2019, Penn State Erie (Behrend)'s population has grown faster (-4.0% vs -17.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Population	1,269	1,561
Median age	45.6 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,083	—
Median home value	$131,000	—
Median gross rent	$574	—
Housing units	636	5
Homeownership rate	66.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Population	1,539 → 1,269 (-17.5%)	1,626 → 1,561 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$37,050 → $54,083 (+46.0%)	—
Median home value	$95,900 → $131,000 (+36.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$540 → $574 (+6.3%)	—

Albion

Population

1,5391,269

Median household income

$37,050$54,083

Median home value

$95,900$131,000

Median gross rent

$540$574

Penn State Erie (Behrend)

Population

1,6261,561

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	0.6%
18 to 24	3.9%	98.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	1.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	0.0%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	78.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
No high school diploma	6.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	65.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Drove alone	84.0%	31.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.4%
Public transit	0.6%	3.5%
Walked	3.3%	37.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
1-unit, detached	67.1%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Poverty rate	12.7%	—
Average household size	2.14	—
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1970	—