Alma vs Breckenridge

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

Alma and Breckenridge 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 1,411 in Breckenridge). Breckenridge has the higher median household income ($56,779 vs $50,506 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($108,100 vs $107,000 in Breckenridge).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Breckenridge
Population	9,421	1,411
Median age	32.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,506	$56,779
Median home value	$108,100	$107,000
Median gross rent	$791	$738
Housing units	3,838	594
Homeownership rate	64.1%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Breckenridge
Population	8,976 → 9,421 (+5.0%)	1,206 → 1,411 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$36,408 → $50,506 (+38.7%)	$37,500 → $56,779 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $108,100 (+27.8%)	$75,800 → $107,000 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $791 (+20.8%)	$606 → $738 (+21.8%)

Alma

Population

8,9769,421

Median household income

$36,408$50,506

Median home value

$84,600$108,100

Median gross rent

$655$791

Breckenridge

Population

1,2061,411

Median household income

$37,500$56,779

Median home value

$75,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$606$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Breckenridge
Under 5	5.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	20.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.8%
75 and over	7.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Breckenridge
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	88.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.4%
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%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Breckenridge
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Breckenridge
Drove alone	75.1%	83.0%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Breckenridge
1-unit, detached	67.7%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	5.9%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Breckenridge
Poverty rate	21.9%	13.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1962	1962