Alma vs St. Louis

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

Alma and St. Louis 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 6,926 in St. Louis). Alma has the higher median household income ($50,506 vs $46,096 in St. Louis). St. Louis has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $108,100 in Alma).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	St. Louis
Population	9,421	6,926
Median age	32.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,506	$46,096
Median home value	$108,100	$115,700
Median gross rent	$791	$865
Housing units	3,838	1,494
Homeownership rate	64.1%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	St. Louis
Population	8,976 → 9,421 (+5.0%)	7,189 → 6,926 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$36,408 → $50,506 (+38.7%)	$41,726 → $46,096 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $108,100 (+27.8%)	$82,100 → $115,700 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $791 (+20.8%)	$682 → $865 (+26.8%)

Alma

Population

8,9769,421

Median household income

$36,408$50,506

Median home value

$84,600$108,100

Median gross rent

$655$791

St. Louis

Population

7,1896,926

Median household income

$41,726$46,096

Median home value

$82,100$115,700

Median gross rent

$682$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	St. Louis
Under 5	5.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	8.0%
18 to 24	20.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	21.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	19.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.2%
75 and over	7.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	St. Louis
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	59.3%
Black or African American	2.8%	25.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	St. Louis
No high school diploma	6.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	34.3%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	St. Louis
Drove alone	75.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	4.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.6%
Walked	8.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	St. Louis
1-unit, detached	67.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	9.3%
20 or more units	7.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Alma	St. Louis
Poverty rate	21.9%	15.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1962	1967