Albert Lea, MN Population

Overview

18,433

Total Population

43.6

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

73.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,79

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Albert Lea's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Albert Lea is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Albert Lea's population under 18 was 22.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Albert Lea's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Albert Lea, 18.81% were under the age of 15, 15.47% aged 15 to 29, 42.14% aged 30 to 64, 18.98% aged 65 to 84, and 4.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 819 more females than males in Albert Lea:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Albert Lea, MN.
The Albert Lea, MN gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 703.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 667.

Albert Lea's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Albert Lea population: 83.65% are White, 1.75% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.10% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.09% are some other race and 5.62% are multiracial.
Albert Lea's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,643 (84.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Albert Lea is White with a population of 15,419 (83.65% of the total population).

Albert Lea's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,729 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Albert Lea's population decreased by 522 (2.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Albert Lea's population increased by 288 (1.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Albert Lea's population was lowest in year 2019 at 17,748.