Housing data for Albion, ME
Albion, ME has an estimated 2,204 residents and 993 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Kennebec County.
21.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,204 (±396)
- Housing units
- 993 (±118)
- Households that rent
- 21.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.6%
What stands out in Albion
Median real estate taxes: $1,987 (±$321) in Albion, lower than in Kennebec County ($2,605).
Average commute: 33.5 minutes (±6.6) in Albion, higher than in Kennebec County (25.4 minutes).
Homes built before 1980: 40.2% (±12.8 points) in Albion, lower than in Kennebec County (57.3%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 50.2% (±10.9 points) in Albion, lower than in Kennebec County (61.7%).
Housing in Albion at a glance
- Rent burden: 46.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 21.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $62,361 median household income
- Home values: $230,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,597 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,987 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 67.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 40.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 50.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 33.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −0.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Albion against Kennebec County, its state and the nation
| Albion | Kennebec County | Maine | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,204 (±396) | 126,808 (exact) | 1,387,817 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 993 (±118) | 63,521 (±59) | 751,876 (±671) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.0% (±7.6 points) | 26.3% (±1.6 points) | 25.7% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $992 (±$43) | $1,139 (±$13) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $62,361 (±$22,999) | $69,077 (±$2,603) | $74,733 (±$795) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $230,900 (±$30,865) | $238,200 (±$5,239) | $296,600 (±$2,876) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,987 (±$321) | $2,605 (±$52) | $3,036 (±$26) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 40.2% (±12.8 points) | 57.3% (±2.2 points) | 54.5% (±0.6 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.5 minutes (±6.6) | 25.4 minutes (±0.9) | 24.6 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.8% (±9.8 points) | 91.1% (±1.1 points) | 90.3% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 52.9 years (±7.5) | 43.7 years (±0.3) | 44.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Albion covers 38.8 square miles of land, about 57 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Albion has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,217 (±208) | 2,204 (±396) | −0.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 917 (±54) | 993 (±118) | +8.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $140,200 (±$12,026) | $230,900 (±$30,865) | +64.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $51,667 (±$5,058) | $62,361 (±$22,999) | +20.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,086 (±$65) | $1,597 (±$133) | +47.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,647 (±$166) | $1,987 (±$321) | +20.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 16.1% (±5.5 points) | 21.0% (±7.6 points) | +4.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±16.8 points) | 0.0% (±12.8 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Kennebec County
Albion has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kennebec County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Kennebec County recorded 79 violent and 1,224 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Albion
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04910 | 100% | 2,204 | — | $230,900 | $62,361 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Albion
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | 4.9 mi | — | $190,600 | 9.8% |
| Unity | 5.9 mi | $873 | $206,900 | 27.7% |
| Winslow | 6.6 mi | $1,041 | $225,300 | 23.9% |
| Benton | 6.7 mi | $1,110 | $176,700 | 15.8% |
| Palermo | 7.8 mi | $1,235 | $259,700 | 8.8% |
| China | 7.9 mi | — | $240,000 | 8.2% |
| Winslow (community) | 8.6 mi | $1,036 | $217,900 | 29.9% |
| Montville | 9.2 mi | $847 | $221,600 | 17.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Albion, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,043 | $1,050 | $1,374 | $1,767 | $2,167 |
HUD income limits for Albion, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,200 | $33,600 | $53,750 |
| 2 people | $23,050 | $38,400 | $61,450 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,200 | $69,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,850 | $82,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kennebec County, ME, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $99,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Albion
How many renters are there in Albion?
Albion has an estimated 201 (±70) renting households, 21.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Albion?
The median household income in Albion is $62,361 (±$22,999) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Albion, ME?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $230,900 (±$30,865) for owner-occupied homes in Albion (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Albion?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Albion, ME is $1,597 (±$133) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Albion?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Albion, ME is $1,987 (±$321) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Albion?
Albion, ME has an estimated 993 (±118) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Albion growing?
In Albion, the number of residents went from 2,217 in 2015–2019 to 2,204 in 2020–2024 (−0.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Albion?
The ZIP code that covers Albion is 04910.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Kennebec County, ME
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Kennebec County, ME
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Albion town, Kennebec County, Maine (county subdivision:00590, in state:23 county:011).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .