Albert Lea, Minnesota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Albert Lea is 2nd in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Albert Lea is 7th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Albert Lea is 16th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Albert Lea, Minnesota Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	17,898	62nd	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	12.6	67th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,430.7	83rd	66.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	89th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.5%	111th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.4%	2nd	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.7%	137th	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.8%	141st	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	90.0%	80th	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	98th	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	112th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	103rd	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	16th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	78th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	7th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	83.3%	100th	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	51.7%	46th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.7%	68th	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	8,410	54th	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.3%	80th	21.6%	25.9%
Households	7,904	55th	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.6%	70th	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$94,300	135th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	2.2	118th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$22,149	127th	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$35,792	136th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.9%	28th	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Albert Lea	Rank	Minnesota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,448	67th	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$416,414	40th	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,749	30th	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$30,378	51st	$10,423,660	$613,795,732

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