Alma vs McFarland

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

Alma and McFarland 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 356 in McFarland). McFarland has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $57,647 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($124,000 vs $90,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	McFarland
Population	965	356
Median age	35.3 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$74,583
Median home value	$124,000	$90,500
Median gross rent	$1,200	—
Housing units	391	99
Homeownership rate	80.1%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	McFarland
Population	899 → 965 (+7.3%)	332 → 356 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$60,486 → $57,647 (-4.7%)	$54,423 → $74,583 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $124,000 (+33.8%)	$76,600 → $90,500 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,200 (+80.7%)	$1,219 → $1,250 (+2.5%)

Alma

Population

899965

Median household income

$60,486$57,647

Median home value

$92,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$664$1,200

McFarland

Population

332356

Median household income

$54,423$74,583

Median home value

$76,600$90,500

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	McFarland
Under 5	3.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	25.5%	6.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	39.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.9%
75 and over	7.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	89.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	McFarland
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	McFarland
Drove alone	81.4%	85.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	McFarland
1-unit, detached	83.6%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Alma	McFarland
Poverty rate	4.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.71	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1956	1971