Alma Center vs Black River Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Alma Center and Black River Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Black River Falls has the higher population (3,514 vs 583 in Alma Center). Alma Center has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $57,712 in Black River Falls). Black River Falls has the higher median home value ($152,300 vs $121,300 in Alma Center).

Population, income & housing

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
Population	583	3,514
Median age	32.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$57,712
Median home value	$121,300	$152,300
Median gross rent	$773	$718
Housing units	210	1,723
Homeownership rate	76.7%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
Population	430 → 583 (+35.6%)	3,496 → 3,514 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $64,375 (+41.1%)	$34,590 → $57,712 (+66.8%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $121,300 (+29.6%)	$106,600 → $152,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $773 (+18.9%)	$646 → $718 (+11.1%)

Alma Center

Population

430583

Median household income

$45,625$64,375

Median home value

$93,600$121,300

Median gross rent

$650$773

Black River Falls

Population

3,4963,514

Median household income

$34,590$57,712

Median home value

$106,600$152,300

Median gross rent

$646$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
Under 5	4.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	28.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	12.1%
75 and over	5.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	56.9%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
Drove alone	83.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.3%
Other means	0.3%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
1-unit, detached	81.4%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Alma Center	Black River Falls
Poverty rate	5.5%	11.8%
Average household size	2.83	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1957	1969