CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Albert Lea

Minnesota · 18,310 residents · 13.3 sq mi

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Albert Lea is home to 18,310 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $43,600. Households here earn about 24% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,310

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 18,356 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,194)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,273)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,275)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,159)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(954)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(2,520)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,470)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,872)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,760)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,898)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(1,488)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(447)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,381

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,841 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,516

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,979 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(16,237)

Black0.3%(54)

Hispanic / Latino9.5%(1,740)

Asian0.8%(140)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(17,546)

Black0%(9)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(902)

Asian0.6%(109)

Other3.5%(646)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(2,268)

South American0.9%(161)

Colombian0.7%(120)

Cuban0.5%(83)

Puerto Rican0.2%(41)

Peruvian0.2%(32)

Dominican0.1%(27)

Central American0.1%(23)

Spaniard0.1%(23)

Panamanian0.1%(18)

Venezuelan0%(9)

Guatemalan0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Salvadoran0%(2)

Asian origin

Burmese3.2%(589)

Thai0.6%(111)

Hmong0.4%(76)

Laotian0.2%(44)

Vietnamese0.2%(37)

Korean0.1%(12)

Filipino0%(9)

Chinese0%(6)

Japanese0%(5)

Sri Lankan0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(63)

Ancestry

German27.5%(5,034)

Norwegian19.2%(3,527)

Irish9.8%(1,795)

English7.2%(1,321)

American4.1%(756)

Danish4%(725)

Dutch2.3%(418)

Swedish2%(360)

Polish2%(358)

French Canadian1.5%(275)

Czech1.4%(250)

Italian1.3%(241)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

French1.2%(212)

Scottish1.1%(202)

Latvian0.3%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(44)

Finnish0.2%(43)

Welsh0.2%(43)

British0.2%(41)

Russian0.2%(38)

Belgian0.2%(34)

Austrian0.2%(29)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Egyptian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Brazilian0%(3)

Palestinian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(2,740)

Married47.4%(3,575)

Widowed4.5%(338)

Divorced11.7%(885)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(2,218)

Married42%(3,202)

Widowed15%(1,146)

Divorced13.9%(1,057)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.9%(203)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(353)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.4%(133)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,076 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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