Alma vs Van Buren

A side-by-side comparison of Alma and Van Buren: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma and Van Buren are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren has the higher population (23,545 vs 5,879 in Alma). Van Buren has the higher median household income ($59,420 vs $58,320 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $178,000 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Van Buren
Population	5,879	23,545
Median age	27.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,320	$59,420
Median home value	$197,200	$178,000
Median gross rent	$992	$820
Housing units	2,207	9,514
Homeownership rate	45.6%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Van Buren
Population	5,742 → 5,879 (+2.4%)	23,413 → 23,545 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$40,983 → $58,320 (+42.3%)	$45,714 → $59,420 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$145,900 → $197,200 (+35.2%)	$116,200 → $178,000 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $992 (+61.3%)	$724 → $820 (+13.3%)

Alma

Population

5,7425,879

Median household income

$40,983$58,320

Median home value

$145,900$197,200

Median gross rent

$615$992

Van Buren

Population

23,41323,545

Median household income

$45,714$59,420

Median home value

$116,200$178,000

Median gross rent

$724$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Van Buren
Under 5	8.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	27.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	12.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.3%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.6%
75 and over	6.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	71.3%
Black or African American	4.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	2.1%
Two or more races	7.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Van Buren
No high school diploma	8.0%	13.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Van Buren
Drove alone	89.3%	85.1%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	58.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	34.2%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	6.9%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Van Buren
Poverty rate	25.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1996	1989