Albert Lea

Population: 18,379
Median household income: $62,522
Median home value: $150,400

Located in Freeborn County, Minnesota, Albert Lea is a community with a population of 18,379. At $62,522, its median household income sits below Freeborn County's $69,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albert Lea's population grew 3.4% from 17,773 to 18,379, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $97,100 to $150,400.

The median resident is 44.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,379
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,522
Median home value: $150,400
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 8,669
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,77318,379

Median household income

$47,508$62,522

Median home value

$97,100$150,400

Median gross rent

$687$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,773	$47,508	$97,100	$687
2020	17,804	$45,929	$102,700	$728
2021	18,433	$51,047	$113,900	$746
2022	18,434	$56,347	$134,500	$814
2023	18,379	$62,522	$150,400	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	808	4.4%
5 to 17	3,135	17.1%
18 to 24	1,227	6.7%
25 to 34	2,072	11.3%
35 to 44	2,071	11.3%
45 to 54	2,088	11.4%
55 to 64	2,389	13.0%
65 to 74	2,265	12.3%
75 and over	2,324	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,136	76.9%
Black or African American	331	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	746	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	0.3%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	344	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,740	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,693	12.8%
High school graduate	4,354	33.0%
Some college or associate's	4,883	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,510	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	769	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,497	79.6%
Carpooled	648	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	230	2.8%
Bicycle	73	0.9%
Worked from home	623	7.6%
Other means	91	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,609	61.1%
15 to 29 min	1,319	17.5%
30 to 44 min	892	11.8%
45 to 59 min	237	3.1%
60+ min	482	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.5% (2,048 of 17,863)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,489	56.4%
Nonfamily households	3,467	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,956	91.8%
Vacant	713	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,856	73.6%
Renter-occupied	2,100	26.4%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,124	70.6%
1-unit, attached	526	6.1%
2 to 4 units	488	5.6%
5 to 19 units	530	6.1%
20 or more units	846	9.8%
Mobile home & other	155	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2700694
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 1.85 sq mi
Center point: 43.6543, -93.3641