COMPARING TWO PLACES
Frost vs Albert Lea
PLACE A
Frost, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Frost is 97% smaller than Albert Lea. Frost earns more, with a median household income $50,897 higher. Albert Lea has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
FROSTALBERT LEADIFFERENCE
Total population62818,217−97% vs Albert Lea
Population density5551,371−816
Population growth-3.6%2.6%−6.2 pts
Median age30.144.3−14.2
Male53.6%50.3%+3.3 pts
Female46.4%49.7%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born12.9%5.5%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.2%76.1%−28.8 pts
Black1.1%2.3%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino43.5%14.7%+28.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other8.2%2.1%+6.1 pts
Median household income$115,500$64,603+$50,897
Per capita income$29,325$39,282−$9,957
Poverty rate7.2%12.8%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.489−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%17.4%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree9.2%6.1%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%5.7%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation68.2%57.4%+10.8 pts
Median home value$123,900$157,500−$33,600
Median gross rent$850$857−$7
Owner-occupied88.6%74.1%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.7%8.9%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.3%45.7%−11.4 pts
Average commute26.017.8+8.3
Worked from home2.5%7.1%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured17.7%8.1%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025