Village · Illinois
Albers, Illinois
Albers, village, in Clinton County, Illinois. Albers had 1,114 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,121 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,280 (±230). GEOID 1700555.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,114
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,121 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,280 ±230
Median household income
$109,583
±$19,626 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390
Median home value
$210,200
±$20,895 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300
Median gross rent
$988
±$460 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274
Where is Albers and what county is it in?
Albers is a village in Clinton County, Illinois. It covers 1.0 square miles of land, 1,130 residents per square mile in 2020.
Albers is in the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 15 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Albers lies entirely within Looking Glass Township, a township with its own local government (2020 census blocks).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Albers, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,114 people lived in Albers on July 1, 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,121 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,280 (±230).
| Measure | Albers | Clinton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,280 ±230 | 36,954 | no clear change |
| Households | 541 ±109 | 14,570 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 2.37 ±0.31 | 2.39 | −0.65 |
| Housing units | 561 ±112 | 15,765 | no clear change |
Albers's population since 2000
From 878 in 2000 to 1,114 in 2025: up 26.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Albers as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Albers?
The median resident of Albers is 43.9 years old; 23.0% are under 18 and 23.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 95.3%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.1%.
| Measure | Albers | Clinton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.9 ±3.8 | 41.5 | +8.8 |
| Under 18 years | 23.0% ±5.7 pts | 21.6% | – |
| 65 years and over | 23.6% ±8.0 pts | 18.8% | – |
| Male | 49.5% ±4.1 pts | 51.8% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% ±2.2 pts | 4.1% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 95.3% ±3.1 pts | 90.1% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±2.9 pts | 3.1% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.9% ±0.9 pts | 0.6% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±2.9 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±2.9 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2.1% ±2.0 pts | 2.0% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±2.9 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 1.6% ±1.3 pts | 2.3% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 2.9% ±2.5 pts | 4.2% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 14.9% ±5.8 pts | 8.6% | – |
| With a disability | 13.6% ±6.1 pts | 14.0% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.7% ±2.0 pts | 4.8% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94.3% ±3.7 pts | 92.2% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 22.9% ±6.2 pts | 25.9% | −16.5 pts |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 6.3% ±3.0 pts | 8.3% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 93.5% ±5.5 pts | 90.7% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 0.4% ±0.5 pts | 1.7% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Albers earn?
Half of Albers's 541 households earn less than $109,583 a year (±$19,626), against $86,588 in Clinton County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $97,225 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.
| Measure | Albers | Clinton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,583 ±$19,626 | $86,588 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $119,554 ±$20,340 | $108,402 | – |
| Per capita income | $49,509 ±$9,124 | $42,658 | +$13,292 |
| People below the poverty line | 7.2% ±7.0 pts | 7.4% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 15.3% ±18.2 pts | 8.3% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 3.3% ±3.2 pts | 9.0% | – |
| Households with a computer | 93.7% ±5.6 pts | 94.2% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 90.8% ±6.1 pts | 90.8% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Albers?
Owners occupy 82.1% of Albers's occupied homes and renters 17.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,200 by its owner (±$20,895). The median renter pays $988 a month including utilities, and 43.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Albers | Clinton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $210,200 ±$20,895 | $192,400 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $988 ±$460 | $912 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 43.0% ±25.1 pts | 27.7% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,738 ±$186 | $1,490 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 82.1% ±6.3 pts | 80.3% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 17.9% ±6.3 pts | 19.7% | – |
| Housing units | 561 ±112 | 15,765 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±8.1 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±31.0 pts | 4.5% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 93.6% ±3.1 pts | 80.9% | – |
| Mobile homes | 2.3% ±2.3 pts | 8.7% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0% ±6.5 pts | 1.4% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 1.2% ±1.6 pts | 6.2% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 2.7% ±1.8 pts | 13.4% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 5.0% ±5.6 pts | 3.2% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Albers building?
Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Albers in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 1.5 across Illinois.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Albers work and get to work?
68.0% of Albers's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 30.0 minutes.
| Measure | Albers | Clinton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 72.9% ±6.0 pts | 62.8% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% ±3.8 pts | 3.4% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 68.0% ±11.9 pts | 76.3% | – |
| Carpooled | 16.9% ±15.0 pts | 7.6% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±4.9 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Walked | 2.8% ±2.9 pts | 2.6% | – |
| Worked from home | 10.5% ±8.6 pts | 12.6% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 30.0 min ±4.2 | 25.9 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Albers?
No census tract lies mostly in Albers; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 9006.02Clinton County | 6,799 | $92,056 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Albers) · Census block assignment files
How does Albers compare with other places in Illinois?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Albers is the 9,852nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 619th-most populous of 1,294 in Illinois.
Albers ranks 236th of 1,380 places in Illinois with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 619th | 1,294 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 634th | 1,347 |
| Residents per square mile | 573rd | 1,383 |
| Median household income | 236th | 1,380 |
| Per capita income | 282nd | 1,383 |
| Median home value | 542nd | 1,379 |
| Median gross rent | 584th | 1,280 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 734th | 1,369 |
| Median age | 395th | 1,383 |
| Owner-occupied share | 489th | 1,382 |
| Travel time to work | 284th | 1,382 |
Albers's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)
Every place in Illinois, sortable · Compare Albers with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Albers?
26 of the 57 figures for Albers on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Albers are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Albers.