Alma vs Eskridge

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

Alma and Eskridge 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 388 in Eskridge). Alma has the higher median household income ($57,647 vs $43,125 in Eskridge). Alma has the higher median home value ($124,000 vs $77,900 in Eskridge).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Eskridge
Population	965	388
Median age	35.3 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$43,125
Median home value	$124,000	$77,900
Median gross rent	$1,200	$647
Housing units	391	173
Homeownership rate	80.1%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Eskridge
Population	899 → 965 (+7.3%)	540 → 388 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$60,486 → $57,647 (-4.7%)	$39,688 → $43,125 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $124,000 (+33.8%)	$65,200 → $77,900 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,200 (+80.7%)	$511 → $647 (+26.6%)

Alma

Population

899965

Median household income

$60,486$57,647

Median home value

$92,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$664$1,200

Eskridge

Population

540388

Median household income

$39,688$43,125

Median home value

$65,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$511$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Eskridge
Under 5	3.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	25.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	18.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.3%
75 and over	7.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Eskridge
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Eskridge
No high school diploma	2.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	39.4%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Eskridge
Drove alone	81.4%	64.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Eskridge
1-unit, detached	83.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	13.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Eskridge
Poverty rate	4.5%	19.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1956	1938