Alma vs Paxico

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

Alma and Paxico 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 231 in Paxico). Paxico has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $57,647 in Alma). Paxico has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $124,000 in Alma).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Paxico
Population	965	231
Median age	35.3 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$61,250
Median home value	$124,000	$132,000
Median gross rent	$1,200	$342
Housing units	391	93
Homeownership rate	80.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Paxico
Population	899 → 965 (+7.3%)	280 → 231 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$60,486 → $57,647 (-4.7%)	$41,250 → $61,250 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $124,000 (+33.8%)	$93,900 → $132,000 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $1,200 (+80.7%)	$313 → $342 (+9.3%)

Alma

Population

899965

Median household income

$60,486$57,647

Median home value

$92,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$664$1,200

Paxico

Population

280231

Median household income

$41,250$61,250

Median home value

$93,900$132,000

Median gross rent

$313$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Paxico
Under 5	3.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	25.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	21.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	21.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.8%
75 and over	7.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Paxico
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	74.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	3.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	16.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Paxico
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Paxico
Drove alone	81.4%	87.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Paxico
1-unit, detached	83.6%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	8.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Paxico
Poverty rate	4.5%	2.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1956	1969