Alma

Population: 469
Median household income: $105,300
Median home value: $281,300

Alma, a community in Ellis County, Texas, has 469 residents. At $105,300, its median household income sits above Ellis County's $95,898.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alma's population grew 47.5% from 318 to 469, while its median home value rose 66.2% from $169,300 to $281,300.

Households average 2.93 people. The median gross rent is $930.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 469
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $105,300
Median home value: $281,300
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

318469

Median household income

$63,958$105,300

Median home value

$169,300$281,300

Median gross rent

$794$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	318	$63,958	$169,300	—
2020	433	$72,500	$208,300	—
2021	461	$62,396	$192,500	—
2022	469	$83,333	$223,800	$794
2023	469	$105,300	$281,300	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.8%
5 to 17	47	10.0%
18 to 24	64	13.6%
25 to 34	71	15.1%
35 to 44	86	18.3%
45 to 54	72	15.4%
55 to 64	60	12.8%
65 to 74	30	6.4%
75 and over	26	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	366	78.0%
Black or African American	6	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	13.3%
High school graduate	109	31.6%
Some college or associate's	139	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	45	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	223	79.6%
Carpooled	5	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	14.3%
Other means	12	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	30.8%
15 to 29 min	59	24.6%
30 to 44 min	81	33.8%
45 to 59 min	13	5.4%
60+ min	13	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 2.6% (12 of 469)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	66.3%
Nonfamily households	54	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	160	89.4%
Vacant	19	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	85.6%
Renter-occupied	23	14.4%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	21.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4802044
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.2762, -96.5432