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Albert Lea, Minnesota

Albert Lea city, Minnesota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Freeborn County · 13.3 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Albert LeaPeer medianPctileSource
Population18,33017,29373
Population change (10 yr)2.2%0.5%55
Median household income$64,603$58,15973
Poverty rate12.8%15.5%18
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%20.9%9
Housing unit change (10 yr)-1.7%4.4%9
Median owner-occupied home value$157,500$169,55027
Median gross rent$857$1,00427
Housing vacancy rate8.9%6.9%73
Worked from home7.1%8.4%27
Population, 2010–2024
Albert LeaPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
Albert LeaPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population-2.1%+3.5%+1.3%
Housing units+2.7%-1.1%+5.4%
Median household income+22.2%+48.4%+38.0%
Median owner-occupied home value-3.3%+66.8%+72.1%
Median gross rent+27.9%+32.5%+34.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher+27.2%+4.0%+26.3%
Worked from home-54.8%+393.9%+221.0%
Poverty rate+25.9%-21.2%-16.8%
Establishment density · Freeborn County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars21.9US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail6.5US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services4.9US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services13.7US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care8.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation4.2US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation2.3US 2.1above US rate
Construction25.1US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Wayne, MI8717,310-0.0%$59,03817.5%
Sweetwater, FL8520,085-2.3%$54,96721.4%
Hibbing, MN8416,057-1.7%$55,78918.6%
Defiance, OH8417,276+3.8%$61,43921.1%
Newton, IA8415,700+3.7%$57,77119.5%
Lake Wales, FL8316,785+14.5%$56,34720.8%
New Philadelphia, OH8317,520+1.1%$58,54724.4%
Gardner, MA8321,148+4.3%$67,51823.8%
Coos Bay, OR8315,925-0.6%$56,52422.9%