COMPARING TWO PLACES
Albany vs Abilene
PLACE A
Albany, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Albany is 99% smaller than Abilene. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -3%).
ALBANYABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population838131,588−99% vs Abilene
Population density7821,234−451
Population growth-3.0%6.9%−10.0 pts
Median age37.832.8+5.0
Male55.2%51.4%+3.8 pts
Female44.8%48.6%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.3%7.4%−7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%56.8%+35.9 pts
Black1.4%9.8%−8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%27.1%−24.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.6%4.1%−0.5 pts
Median household income$62,857$62,648+$209
Per capita income$33,015$31,321+$1,694
Poverty rate4.0%16.1%−12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%27.3%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree5.6%9.6%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%3.0%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation59.1%61.5%−2.4 pts
Median home value$148,800$183,700−$34,900
Median gross rent$724$1,157−$433
Owner-occupied89.1%56.1%+33.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%11.7%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%48.6%−20.1 pts
Average commute23.115.6+7.5
Worked from home3.6%8.4%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.8%15.0%−8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025