Alma

Population: 466
Median household income: $72,656
Median home value: $134,900

Alma, a community in Lafayette County, Missouri, has 466 residents. At $72,656, its median household income sits below Lafayette County's $79,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Alma's population held roughly steady from 467 to 466, while its median home value rose 44.3% from $93,500 to $134,900.

The typical home was built around 1971. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 466
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,656
Median home value: $134,900
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 222
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

467466

Median household income

$57,917$72,656

Median home value

$93,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$1,039$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	467	$57,917	$93,500	$1,039
2020	584	$73,125	$99,300	$775
2021	483	$72,841	$116,400	$754
2022	448	$71,406	$133,600	$828
2023	466	$72,656	$134,900	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.6%
5 to 17	101	21.7%
18 to 24	50	10.7%
25 to 34	22	4.7%
35 to 44	84	18.0%
45 to 54	44	9.4%
55 to 64	48	10.3%
65 to 74	46	9.9%
75 and over	68	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	438	94.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	6.4%
High school graduate	133	42.6%
Some college or associate's	64	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	25	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	70	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	87.7%
Carpooled	12	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.1%
Other means	3	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	34.6%
15 to 29 min	102	44.2%
30 to 44 min	5	2.2%
45 to 59 min	28	12.1%
60+ min	16	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 10.5% (49 of 466)

	Count	Share
Family households	115	56.7%
Nonfamily households	88	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	203	91.4%
Vacant	19	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	87.2%
Renter-occupied	26	12.8%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	205	92.3%
1-unit, attached	5	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2900802
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0964, -93.5478