Alma vs Alta Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Alma and Alta Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma and Alta Vista are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alma has the higher population (965 vs 484 in Alta Vista). Alma has the higher median household income ($57,647 vs $47,500 in Alta Vista). Alma has the higher median home value ($124,000 vs $82,800 in Alta Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Alta Vista
Population	965	484
Median age	35.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$47,500
Median home value	$124,000	$82,800
Median gross rent	$1,200	$989
Housing units	391	224
Homeownership rate	80.1%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Alta Vista
Population	899 → 965 (+7.3%)	491 → 484 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$60,486 → $57,647 (-4.7%)	$44,375 → $47,500 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $124,000 (+33.8%)	$65,200 → $82,800 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,200 (+80.7%)	$750 → $989 (+31.9%)

Alma

Population

899965

Median household income

$60,486$57,647

Median home value

$92,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$664$1,200

Alta Vista

Population

491484

Median household income

$44,375$47,500

Median home value

$65,200$82,800

Median gross rent

$750$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Alta Vista
Under 5	3.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	25.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.0%
75 and over	7.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Alta Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	85.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Alta Vista
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.8%
High school graduate	39.4%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Alta Vista
Drove alone	81.4%	67.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Alta Vista
1-unit, detached	83.6%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Alta Vista
Poverty rate	4.5%	25.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1956	1938