Alma

Population: 9,421
Median household income: $50,506
Median home value: $108,100

Alma, a community in Gratiot County, Michigan, has 9,421 residents. At $50,506, its median household income sits below Gratiot County's $61,128.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alma's population grew 5.0% from 8,976 to 9,421, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $84,600 to $108,100.

67.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,421
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,506
Median home value: $108,100
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 3,838
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9769,421

Median household income

$36,408$50,506

Median home value

$84,600$108,100

Median gross rent

$655$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,976	$36,408	$84,600	$655
2020	8,918	$35,670	$85,100	$662
2021	9,426	$39,898	$86,000	$653
2022	9,436	$44,375	$97,300	$738
2023	9,421	$50,506	$108,100	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2420.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	528	5.6%
5 to 17	1,276	13.5%
18 to 24	1,934	20.5%
25 to 34	1,204	12.8%
35 to 44	985	10.5%
45 to 54	875	9.3%
55 to 64	985	10.5%
65 to 74	910	9.7%
75 and over	724	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,626	80.9%
Black or African American	262	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	136	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	178	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,203	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	345	6.1%
High school graduate	1,951	34.3%
Some college or associate's	1,769	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	993	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	625	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,130	75.1%
Carpooled	115	2.8%
Public transit	40	1.0%
Walked	342	8.2%
Bicycle	62	1.5%
Worked from home	448	10.7%
Other means	33	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,105	56.6%
15 to 29 min	716	19.2%
30 to 44 min	260	7.0%
45 to 59 min	239	6.4%
60+ min	402	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 21.9% (1,720 of 7,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,093	60.2%
Nonfamily households	1,386	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,479	90.6%
Vacant	359	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,231	64.1%
Renter-occupied	1,248	35.9%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,598	67.7%
1-unit, attached	104	2.7%
2 to 4 units	318	8.3%
5 to 19 units	326	8.5%
20 or more units	304	7.9%
Mobile home & other	188	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2601540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 43.3803, -84.6544