Albany

Population: 783
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $147,800

Albany, a community in Whiteside County, Illinois, has 783 residents. At $68,750, its median household income sits above Whiteside County's $64,536.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albany's population declined 13.6% from 906 to 783, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $118,100 to $147,800.

The typical home was built around 1971. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 783
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $147,800
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 356
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

906783

Median household income

$59,821$68,750

Median home value

$118,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$755$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	906	$59,821	$118,100	$755
2020	812	$72,857	$112,700	$678
2021	771	$64,205	$123,700	$669
2022	691	$64,000	$146,800	$676
2023	783	$68,750	$147,800	$721

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	7.5%
5 to 17	171	21.8%
18 to 24	19	2.4%
25 to 34	85	10.9%
35 to 44	98	12.5%
45 to 54	79	10.1%
55 to 64	105	13.4%
65 to 74	84	10.7%
75 and over	83	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	712	90.9%
Black or African American	15	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	5.4%
High school graduate	214	40.1%
Some college or associate's	217	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	48	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	265	86.6%
Carpooled	32	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	21.5%
15 to 29 min	158	53.2%
30 to 44 min	44	14.8%
45 to 59 min	21	7.1%
60+ min	10	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 3.5% (27 of 779)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	65.6%
Nonfamily households	110	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	320	89.9%
Vacant	36	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	90.9%
Renter-occupied	29	9.1%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	290	81.5%
1-unit, attached	6	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	14.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1700516
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7861, -90.2164