Alba

Population: 654
Median household income: $50,662
Median home value: $87,000

Alba is a community in Jasper County, Missouri, home to 654 residents. The median household income of $50,662 is below the Jasper County median ($57,525).

Between 2019 and 2023, Alba's population declined 4.0% from 681 to 654, while its median home value rose 15.5% from $75,300 to $87,000.

The typical home was built around 1978. 30.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 654
Median age: 27.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,662
Median home value: $87,000
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 267
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

681654

Median household income

$42,656$50,662

Median home value

$75,300$87,000

Median gross rent

$819$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	681	$42,656	$75,300	$819
2020	749	$41,714	$72,900	$882
2021	674	$42,857	$75,300	$960
2022	721	$51,625	$88,300	$888
2023	654	$50,662	$87,000	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 512.8%

5 to 1729.4%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	12.8%
5 to 17	192	29.4%
18 to 24	18	2.8%
25 to 34	97	14.8%
35 to 44	63	9.6%
45 to 54	87	13.3%
55 to 64	50	7.6%
65 to 74	28	4.3%
75 and over	35	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	555	84.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.8%
Two or more races	82	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	20.8%
High school graduate	124	34.4%
Some college or associate's	98	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	61	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone93.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	93.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	1.2%
Worked from home	14	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	9.6%
15 to 29 min	151	63.2%
30 to 44 min	32	13.4%
45 to 59 min	11	4.6%
60+ min	22	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 30.6% (200 of 654)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	62.8%
Nonfamily households	89	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	239	89.5%
Vacant	28	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	71.1%
Renter-occupied	69	28.9%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2900496
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2372, -94.4176