Albion vs LaCrosse

A side-by-side comparison of Albion and LaCrosse: population, income, housing, and more.

Albion and LaCrosse are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Albion has the higher population (448 vs 362 in LaCrosse). Albion has the higher median household income ($55,750 vs $31,250 in LaCrosse). Albion has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $109,900 in LaCrosse).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	LaCrosse
Population	448	362
Median age	34.6 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,750	$31,250
Median home value	$170,800	$109,900
Median gross rent	$1,024	$650
Housing units	242	225
Homeownership rate	45.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	LaCrosse
Population	646 → 448 (-30.7%)	332 → 362 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$59,464 → $55,750 (-6.2%)	$42,708 → $31,250 (-26.8%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $170,800 (+21.2%)	$72,200 → $109,900 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $1,024 (+42.4%)	$595 → $650 (+9.2%)

Albion

Population

646448

Median household income

$59,464$55,750

Median home value

$140,900$170,800

Median gross rent

$719$1,024

LaCrosse

Population

332362

Median household income

$42,708$31,250

Median home value

$72,200$109,900

Median gross rent

$595$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	LaCrosse
Under 5	2.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	24.6%	5.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	3.3%
45 to 54	6.0%	16.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	20.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	26.5%
75 and over	4.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	LaCrosse
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	66.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	16.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	LaCrosse
No high school diploma	3.3%	12.4%
High school graduate	17.9%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	LaCrosse
Drove alone	71.8%	67.7%
Carpooled	19.5%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.9%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	LaCrosse
1-unit, detached	51.7%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.8%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Albion	LaCrosse
Poverty rate	6.9%	22.0%
Average household size	2.12	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1972	1955