Demographics of Albert Lea city, Minnesota

Albert Lea city, Minnesota had 18,217 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −283 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Albert Lea city, in four figures

18,217
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,330 ±60.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −283 people.; 44.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,603 ±$5,663
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Albert Lea city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Albert Lea city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Albert Lea city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Albert Lea city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,500	100.0	100.0
2021	18,442	99.7	100.2
2022	18,393	99.4	100.7
2023	18,249	98.6	101.6
2024	18,224	98.5	102.5
2025	18,217	98.5	103.1

Population of Albert Lea city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,500	—
2021	18,442	−58
2022	18,393	−49
2023	18,249	−144
2024	18,224	−25
2025	18,217	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±1.6: for men 42.4 ±2.0 and for women 45.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Albert Lea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	878 ±122	4.8% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,040 ±267	16.6% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,362 ±214	7.4% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,050 ±266	22.1% ±1.5	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,381 ±354	23.9% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,619 ±346	25.2% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,603 ±$5,663, and income per person $39,282 ±$4,891, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Albert Lea city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,344 ±229	17.3% ±2.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,785 ±272	22.9% ±3.4	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,431 ±237	18.4% ±3.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	978 ±187	12.6% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,347 ±230	17.3% ±2.9	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	433 ±120	5.6% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	470 ±132	6.0% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Albert Lea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,278 ±353	12.8% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	479 ±154	12.6% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,270 ±221	15.6% ±2.6	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	529 ±134	9.0% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Albert Lea city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albert Lea city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	8,552 ±186	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±2.3	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.9% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±2.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±2.9	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,500 ±$8,407	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$857 ±$71	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Albert Lea city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,694 ±129	14.7% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,940 ±276	76.1% ±1.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	427 ±100	2.3% ±0.5	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	891 ±223	4.9% ±1.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	316 ±99	1.7% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Albert Lea city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	13,138 ±486	71.7% ±2.6	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,096 ±515	22.3% ±2.8	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 135	0.2% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,007 ±236	5.5% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	590 ±169	3.2% ±0.9	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	417 ±147	2.3% ±0.8	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Albert Lea city among the places of Minnesota

65th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Albert Lea city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South St. Paul city	20,611 ±42
St. Michael city	20,010 ±30
Sartell city	19,758 ±285
Stillwater city	19,355 ±35
Hopkins city	18,819 ±52
Albert Lea city	18,330 ±60
Anoka city	17,970 ±63
Red Wing city	16,758 ±32
Ham Lake city	16,702 ±49
Buffalo city	16,499 ±61
Hugo city	16,340 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 7 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 7 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 48 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 58 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 65 Places in Minnesota by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026