Alma vs Stamford

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

Alma and Stamford 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 191 in Stamford). Alma has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $32,917 in Stamford). Alma has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $51,400 in Stamford).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Stamford
Population	1,176	191
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$32,917
Median home value	$158,200	$51,400
Median gross rent	$875	$625
Housing units	542	94
Homeownership rate	80.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Stamford
Population	1,293 → 1,176 (-9.0%)	211 → 191 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$48,606 → $68,333 (+40.6%)	$46,250 → $32,917 (-28.8%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $158,200 (+43.9%)	$49,300 → $51,400 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $875 (+23.9%)	$534 → $625 (+17.0%)

Alma

Population

1,2931,176

Median household income

$48,606$68,333

Median home value

$109,900$158,200

Median gross rent

$706$875

Stamford

Population

211191

Median household income

$46,250$32,917

Median home value

$49,300$51,400

Median gross rent

$534$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Stamford
Under 5	7.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	3.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	7.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.9%
75 and over	14.4%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	91.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Stamford
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.4%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Stamford
Drove alone	74.4%	93.9%
Carpooled	16.1%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Stamford
1-unit, detached	91.0%	93.6%
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%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Stamford
Poverty rate	7.3%	25.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	39
Median year structure built	1958	1938