Alma vs Republican City

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

Alma and Republican City 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 116 in Republican City). Alma has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $56,875 in Republican City). Alma has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $157,100 in Republican City).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Republican City
Population	1,176	116
Median age	43.5 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$56,875
Median home value	$158,200	$157,100
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	542	169
Homeownership rate	80.6%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Republican City
Population	1,293 → 1,176 (-9.0%)	162 → 116 (-28.4%)
Median household income	$48,606 → $68,333 (+40.6%)	$39,643 → $56,875 (+43.5%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $158,200 (+43.9%)	$96,300 → $157,100 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $875 (+23.9%)	—

Alma

Population

1,2931,176

Median household income

$48,606$68,333

Median home value

$109,900$158,200

Median gross rent

$706$875

Republican City

Population

162116

Median household income

$39,643$56,875

Median home value

$96,300$157,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Republican City
Under 5	7.9%	1.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	5.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	2.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	19.0%
75 and over	14.4%	26.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Republican City
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Republican City
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	24.4%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Republican City
Drove alone	74.4%	79.3%
Carpooled	16.1%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Republican City
1-unit, detached	91.0%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Republican City
Poverty rate	7.3%	19.0%
Average household size	2.40	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	1958	1972