Albion

Population: 5,495
Median household income: $45,474
Median home value: $81,300

Albion, a community in Orleans County, New York, has 5,495 residents. At $45,474, its median household income sits below Orleans County's $63,838.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albion's population held roughly steady from 5,479 to 5,495, while its median home value rose 7.8% from $75,400 to $81,300.

Owners occupy 65.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,495
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,474
Median home value: $81,300
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 2,885
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4795,495

Median household income

$39,590$45,474

Median home value

$75,400$81,300

Median gross rent

$671$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,479	$39,590	$75,400	$671
2020	5,615	$39,718	$68,400	$768
2021	5,281	$41,708	$67,700	$789
2022	5,428	$41,985	$76,000	$819
2023	5,495	$45,474	$81,300	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	4.5%
5 to 17	730	13.3%
18 to 24	459	8.4%
25 to 34	588	10.7%
35 to 44	571	10.4%
45 to 54	723	13.2%
55 to 64	994	18.1%
65 to 74	815	14.8%
75 and over	370	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,589	83.5%
Black or African American	246	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	225	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	377	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate53.9%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	597	14.7%
High school graduate	2,189	53.9%
Some college or associate's	976	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	110	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	189	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,700	74.5%
Carpooled	117	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	4.4%
Bicycle	28	1.2%
Worked from home	295	12.9%
Other means	43	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	544	27.4%
15 to 29 min	472	23.7%
30 to 44 min	462	23.2%
45 to 59 min	165	8.3%
60+ min	345	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 23.1% (1,258 of 5,453)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,235	47.6%
Nonfamily households	1,358	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,593	89.9%
Vacant	292	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,685	65.0%
Renter-occupied	908	35.0%

1-unit, detached52.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units19.2%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,506	52.2%
1-unit, attached	75	2.6%
2 to 4 units	555	19.2%
5 to 19 units	191	6.6%
20 or more units	135	4.7%
Mobile home & other	423	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3601033
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2460, -78.1902