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. A relatively large number of people in Albion telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Albion area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Albion maintain a good economy. The percentage of adults in Albion who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.57% of the adults 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.
