Alma

Population: 965
Median household income: $57,647
Median home value: $124,000

Alma is a community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, home to 965 residents. The median household income of $57,647 is below the Wabaunsee County median ($70,536).

From 2019 to 2023, Alma's population grew 7.3% from 899 to 965, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $92,700 to $124,000.

Households average 2.71 people. The median gross rent is $1,200.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 965
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,647
Median home value: $124,000
Median gross rent: $1,200
Housing units: 391
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

899965

Median household income

$60,486$57,647

Median home value

$92,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$664$1,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	899	$60,486	$92,700	$664
2020	919	$56,667	$101,900	$825
2021	844	$51,591	$97,600	$900
2022	796	$50,313	$110,300	$950
2023	965	$57,647	$124,000	$1,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1725.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	3.6%
5 to 17	246	25.5%
18 to 24	75	7.8%
25 to 34	121	12.5%
35 to 44	109	11.3%
45 to 54	119	12.3%
55 to 64	103	10.7%
65 to 74	81	8.4%
75 and over	76	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	842	87.3%
Black or African American	10	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	2.8%
High school graduate	240	39.4%
Some college or associate's	192	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	119	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	41	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	81.4%
Carpooled	29	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	26.3%
15 to 29 min	106	27.1%
30 to 44 min	162	41.4%
45 to 59 min	14	3.6%
60+ min	6	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 4.5% (42 of 925)

	Count	Share
Family households	202	59.1%
Nonfamily households	140	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	342	87.5%
Vacant	49	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	274	80.1%
Renter-occupied	68	19.9%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	327	83.6%
1-unit, attached	8	2.0%
2 to 4 units	38	9.7%
5 to 19 units	3	0.8%
20 or more units	5	1.3%
Mobile home & other	10	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2001350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.0157, -96.2871