City in Freeborn County, Minnesota · 13.3 sq mi · 1,366 people per sq mi
About 18,000 people live in Albert Lea. The typical household earns $64,603, and the median resident is 44.3 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,500 in 2020
Poverty rate 12.78%
Men 42.4 · Women 45.6
1860–2026
18,148
2026 projection
1.9% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
18,148
2026 projection
1.9% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 18,148 | -69 | 0.38% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,217 | -7 | 0.04% |
| 2024 | 18,224 | -25 | 0.14% |
| 2023 | 18,249 | -144 | 0.78% |
| 2022 | 18,393 | -49 | 0.27% |
| 2021 | 18,442 | -58 | 0.31% |
| 2020 | 18,500 | +752 | 4.24% |
| 2019 | 17,748 | -103 | 0.58% |
| 2018 | 17,851 | -35 | 0.20% |
| 2017 | 17,886 | +68 | 0.38% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 183 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 8 residents
43% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 43% | 44% | 41% |
| Never married | 33% | 36% | 29% |
| Divorced | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Widowed | 10% | 5% | 15% |
| Separated | 2% | 3% | 1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau