COMPARING TWO PLACES
Albert Lea vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Albert Lea, MN
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, TX
Albert Lea and Big Spring are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ALBERT LEABIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population30,44030,504−0% vs Big Spring
Population density4334+9
Population growth-1.2%-0.4%−0.7 pts
Median age44.336.7+7.6
Male50.6%55.7%−5.1 pts
Female49.4%44.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born4.2%9.8%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%43.1%+38.3 pts
Black1.5%4.5%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%47.7%−36.9 pts
Asian3.5%1.0%+2.6 pts
Other2.7%3.6%−0.9 pts
Median household income$71,023$69,649+$1,374
Per capita income$39,886$34,939+$4,947
Poverty rate10.6%13.8%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.449Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%15.7%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree6.0%5.0%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%5.4%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation61.4%55.3%+6.1 pts
Median home value$171,100$155,600+$15,500
Median gross rent$849$1,034−$185
Owner-occupied79.5%69.5%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%13.2%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.1%44.4%−4.2 pts
Average commute19.721.7−2.1
Worked from home7.6%3.0%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.6%13.6%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025