Alma

Population: 792
Median household income: $56,284
Median home value: $174,500

Located in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Alma is a community with a population of 792. At $56,284, its median household income sits below Buffalo County's $68,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alma's population grew 15.1% from 688 to 792, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $130,100 to $174,500.

Households average 1.86 people. The median gross rent is $763.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 792
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,284
Median home value: $174,500
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 528
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

688792

Median household income

$50,625$56,284

Median home value

$130,100$174,500

Median gross rent

$760$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	688	$50,625	$130,100	$760
2020	658	$50,625	$134,200	$776
2021	743	$49,858	$136,100	$813
2022	742	$53,878	$151,100	$845
2023	792	$56,284	$174,500	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 177.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 6422.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	2.8%
5 to 17	58	7.3%
18 to 24	52	6.6%
25 to 34	58	7.3%
35 to 44	59	7.4%
45 to 54	148	18.7%
55 to 64	178	22.5%
65 to 74	103	13.0%
75 and over	114	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	690	87.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.9%
Asian	12	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	9.4%
High school graduate	227	34.4%
Some college or associate's	172	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	151	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	48	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	255	77.3%
Carpooled	11	3.3%
Public transit	2	0.6%
Walked	18	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	10.6%
Other means	9	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	30.2%
15 to 29 min	125	42.4%
30 to 44 min	34	11.5%
45 to 59 min	15	5.1%
60+ min	32	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 11.4% (88 of 774)

	Count	Share
Family households	211	50.5%
Nonfamily households	207	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	418	79.2%
Vacant	110	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	65.1%
Renter-occupied	146	34.9%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	346	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	73	13.8%
5 to 19 units	42	8.0%
20 or more units	53	10.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5501225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.31 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 44.3398, -91.9185