Alma vs Garrett

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

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

Garrett has the higher population (1,067 vs 469 in Alma). Alma has the higher median household income ($105,300 vs $76,458 in Garrett). Alma has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $127,500 in Garrett).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Garrett
Population	469	1,067
Median age	39.5 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,300	$76,458
Median home value	$281,300	$127,500
Median gross rent	$930	$958
Housing units	179	336
Homeownership rate	85.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Garrett
Population	318 → 469 (+47.5%)	805 → 1,067 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$63,958 → $105,300 (+64.6%)	$44,375 → $76,458 (+72.3%)
Median home value	$169,300 → $281,300 (+66.2%)	$71,700 → $127,500 (+77.8%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $930 (+17.1%)	$867 → $958 (+10.5%)

Alma

Population

318469

Median household income

$63,958$105,300

Median home value

$169,300$281,300

Median gross rent

$794$930

Garrett

Population

8051,067

Median household income

$44,375$76,458

Median home value

$71,700$127,500

Median gross rent

$867$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Garrett
Under 5	2.8%	9.0%
5 to 17	10.0%	26.6%
18 to 24	13.6%	10.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.3%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	7.2%
65 to 74	6.4%	6.3%
75 and over	5.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Garrett
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	18.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	67.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Garrett
No high school diploma	13.3%	36.9%
High school graduate	31.6%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Garrett
Drove alone	79.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	1.8%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	15.1%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Garrett
1-unit, detached	78.2%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.8%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Garrett
Poverty rate	2.6%	5.2%
Average household size	2.93	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	2000	1988