Alma vs Orleans

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

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

Alma has the higher population (1,176 vs 335 in Orleans). Alma has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $60,000 in Orleans). Alma has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $55,000 in Orleans).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Orleans
Population	1,176	335
Median age	43.5 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$60,000
Median home value	$158,200	$55,000
Median gross rent	$875	$506
Housing units	542	197
Homeownership rate	80.6%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Orleans
Population	1,293 → 1,176 (-9.0%)	442 → 335 (-24.2%)
Median household income	$48,606 → $68,333 (+40.6%)	$38,864 → $60,000 (+54.4%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $158,200 (+43.9%)	$57,300 → $55,000 (-4.0%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $875 (+23.9%)	$424 → $506 (+19.3%)

Alma

Population

1,2931,176

Median household income

$48,606$68,333

Median home value

$109,900$158,200

Median gross rent

$706$875

Orleans

Population

442335

Median household income

$38,864$60,000

Median home value

$57,300$55,000

Median gross rent

$424$506

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Orleans
Under 5	7.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	4.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	17.0%
75 and over	14.4%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Orleans
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Orleans
No high school diploma	5.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	24.4%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Orleans
Drove alone	74.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	16.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	6.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Orleans
1-unit, detached	91.0%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Orleans
Poverty rate	7.3%	13.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1958	1938