Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.08 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Albert Lea rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.88% of adults 25 and older in Albert Lea have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Albert Lea in 2022 was $34,747, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,988 for a family of four. However, Albert Lea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Albert Lea is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Albert Lea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albert Lea residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Albert Lea also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Albert Lea include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Albert Lea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
