Alma vs Ashley

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

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

Alma has the higher population (9,421 vs 440 in Ashley). Ashley has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $50,506 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($108,100 vs $105,000 in Ashley).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Ashley
Population	9,421	440
Median age	32.5 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,506	$53,750
Median home value	$108,100	$105,000
Median gross rent	$791	$875
Housing units	3,838	206
Homeownership rate	64.1%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Ashley
Population	8,976 → 9,421 (+5.0%)	525 → 440 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$36,408 → $50,506 (+38.7%)	$34,000 → $53,750 (+58.1%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $108,100 (+27.8%)	$68,300 → $105,000 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $791 (+20.8%)	$628 → $875 (+39.3%)

Alma

Population

8,9769,421

Median household income

$36,408$50,506

Median home value

$84,600$108,100

Median gross rent

$655$791

Ashley

Population

525440

Median household income

$34,000$53,750

Median home value

$68,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$628$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Ashley
Under 5	5.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	20.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.9%
75 and over	7.7%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Ashley
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Ashley
No high school diploma	6.1%	15.1%
High school graduate	34.3%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Ashley
Drove alone	75.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.6%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	7.1%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	2.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Ashley
1-unit, detached	67.7%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Ashley
Poverty rate	21.9%	17.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1962	1968