Alma vs Fountain City

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

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

Alma has the higher population (792 vs 747 in Fountain City). Alma has the higher median household income ($56,284 vs $51,759 in Fountain City). Alma has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $161,700 in Fountain City).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Fountain City
Population	792	747
Median age	55.0 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,284	$51,759
Median home value	$174,500	$161,700
Median gross rent	$763	$865
Housing units	528	427
Homeownership rate	65.1%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Fountain City
Population	688 → 792 (+15.1%)	821 → 747 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $56,284 (+11.2%)	$55,417 → $51,759 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $174,500 (+34.1%)	$155,100 → $161,700 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $763 (+0.4%)	$947 → $865 (-8.7%)

Alma

Population

688792

Median household income

$50,625$56,284

Median home value

$130,100$174,500

Median gross rent

$760$763

Fountain City

Population

821747

Median household income

$55,417$51,759

Median home value

$155,100$161,700

Median gross rent

$947$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Fountain City
Under 5	2.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.3%	8.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	15.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	8.7%
45 to 54	18.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	22.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.1%
75 and over	14.4%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Fountain City
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Fountain City
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.4%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Fountain City
Drove alone	77.3%	81.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.6%	7.8%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Fountain City
1-unit, detached	65.5%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	10.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Fountain City
Poverty rate	11.4%	10.3%
Average household size	1.86	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1960	1955