Albany vs New Glarus

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

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

New Glarus has the higher population (2,276 vs 1,065 in Albany). New Glarus has the higher median household income ($98,224 vs $71,875 in Albany). New Glarus has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $166,800 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	New Glarus
Population	1,065	2,276
Median age	39.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$98,224
Median home value	$166,800	$267,600
Median gross rent	$864	$968
Housing units	448	961
Homeownership rate	59.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	New Glarus
Population	1,153 → 1,065 (-7.6%)	1,990 → 2,276 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$48,456 → $71,875 (+48.3%)	$68,864 → $98,224 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $166,800 (+27.0%)	$165,100 → $267,600 (+62.1%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $864 (+24.0%)	$793 → $968 (+22.1%)

Albany

Population

1,1531,065

Median household income

$48,456$71,875

Median home value

$131,300$166,800

Median gross rent

$697$864

New Glarus

Population

1,9902,276

Median household income

$68,864$98,224

Median home value

$165,100$267,600

Median gross rent

$793$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	New Glarus
Under 5	6.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	22.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.0%
75 and over	4.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	New Glarus
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	New Glarus
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	33.2%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	New Glarus
Drove alone	91.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	New Glarus
1-unit, detached	64.1%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Albany	New Glarus
Poverty rate	10.3%	2.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1938	1958