Alba TownshipMN
A town of 163.
Is Alba Township a good place to live?
Alba Township’s average trip to work is 14 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Oxbow Wildlife Management Area, at 38 acres. Alba Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
163 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Alba Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alba Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alba Township.
Young adults are less common in Alba Township than in Minnesota
Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 38% of residents (23% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 31% of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota. For Alba Township, the midpoint age is 38.4 years.
| Alba Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.4 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Alba Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 27.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 26.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.7% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.6% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Alba Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
2.9% of Alba Township residents live below the poverty line. Only 1% of working residents stay in Alba Township for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: its typical household income comes in at $115,000. The top destinations are Worthington (13%), Lakefield (6%) and Windom (6%).
| Alba Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Alba Township’s year
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Alba Township, mostly inland flooding
In Alba Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 67 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Alba Township is
Among adults in the town, 29% feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%. In Alba Township, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Alba Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Alba Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 7.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 27.4% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Alba Township has set aside 1.4% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Alba Township’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Alba Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxbow Wildlife Management Area | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Alba Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Alba Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Alba Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Alba Township for work
Where Alba Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alba Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Alba Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 200 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
Questions about Alba Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alba Township, MN a good place to live?
Alba Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.