Albion is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,329 people and five associated neighborhoods, Albion is the 144th largest community in Michigan. Albion has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Albion is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Albion is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albion who work in office and administrative support (16.12%), food service (7.90%), and teaching (6.15%). Also of interest is that Albion has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Albion is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Albion to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. In terms of college education, Albion is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.57% of adults 25 and older in Albion have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Albion in 2022 was $19,128, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,512 for a family of four. However, Albion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Albion is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Albion home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albion residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albion include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Albion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
