Albia is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Albia, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Albia in 100 adults: 25 with a bachelor’s degree or more (IA: 31)
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −1%. People 65 and older are 22 in every 100 residents. Some 3,599 people live here (2025 Census estimate). For every 100 workers, 9 work from home, beside 11 across IA.
Median age 38.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Albia says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Albia
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Albia’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Albia or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Albia in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.