Albion vs Palouse

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

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

Palouse has the higher population (1,131 vs 448 in Albion). Palouse has the higher median household income ($92,875 vs $55,750 in Albion). Palouse has the higher median home value ($261,000 vs $170,800 in Albion).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Palouse
Population	448	1,131
Median age	34.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,750	$92,875
Median home value	$170,800	$261,000
Median gross rent	$1,024	$933
Housing units	242	474
Homeownership rate	45.0%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Palouse
Population	646 → 448 (-30.7%)	1,028 → 1,131 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$59,464 → $55,750 (-6.2%)	$66,250 → $92,875 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $170,800 (+21.2%)	$169,700 → $261,000 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $1,024 (+42.4%)	$540 → $933 (+72.8%)

Albion

Population

646448

Median household income

$59,464$55,750

Median home value

$140,900$170,800

Median gross rent

$719$1,024

Palouse

Population

1,0281,131

Median household income

$66,250$92,875

Median home value

$169,700$261,000

Median gross rent

$540$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Palouse
Under 5	2.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	24.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	6.0%	16.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.2%
75 and over	4.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Palouse
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	1.9%
Asian	0.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.2%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Palouse
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.5%
High school graduate	17.9%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Palouse
Drove alone	71.8%	68.4%
Carpooled	19.5%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	5.5%	10.8%
Other means	3.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Palouse
1-unit, detached	51.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.8%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Palouse
Poverty rate	6.9%	2.9%
Average household size	2.12	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1972	1943