Alma Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 4,160 people, 1,560 households, and 1,168 families residing in the city. There are 1,688 housing units in the town. In the same census, 94.66% of Alma's residents identified themselves as white, 1.71% identified themselves as black or African American, 1.56% identified themselves as Native American, 0.10% identified themselves as Asian, 0.12% identified themselves as Pacific Islander, 0.75% claimed other races, and 1.11% claimed to be from two or more races. 3.70% of the population claim to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Compared to larger cities, Alma has quite a youthful population. Of the town's 1,560 households, 42.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% are married couples living together, 14.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% are non-families. 22.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.66 and the average family size is 3.11.

Alma has quite a broad age distribution, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $32,906, and the median income for a family is $34,068. 16.3% of the population and 11.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.7% are under the age of 18 and 25.4% are 65 or older.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²). 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.61% water.

The average range of home prices in 2000 was between $95,000 and $250,000