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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alma Area is $18,922, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Alma Area median household income is $41,833. On average Alma Area residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #783

Alma Area	18,922 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alma Area	23,974 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alma Area	28,396 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alma Area	20,845 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #610

Alma Area	41,833 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alma Area	52,365 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Alma Area		-0.08%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Alma Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Alma Area		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.94%	$9,336, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.02%	$18,153, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.76%	$2,627, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.38%	$17,034, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Alma Area	51,792 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alma Area	61,251 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
White	$42,791, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$6,748, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,917, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$14,375, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,250, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,781, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$16,888, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,231, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,148, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$32,699, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	34,418, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	18,470, 53.66%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,402, 50.90%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.06%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,391, 50.84%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,321, 88.61%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,070, 11.39%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,068, 49.10%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	15,948, 46.34%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,649, 54.23%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,645, 54.21%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,814, 90.39%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	831, 9.61%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,299, 45.77%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,749, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,590, 79.94%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,474, 9.36%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	24, 0.15%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	521, 3.31%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	168, 1.07%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	972, 6.17%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alma Area	21.4 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,135	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	8,321, 51.57%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,003, 24.07%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,241, 14.91%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,200, 14.42%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	262, 3.15%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	512, 6.15%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,467, 29.65%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	7,814, 48.43%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,465, 31.55%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,403, 30.75%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,309, 29.55%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	54, 0.69%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.10%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	563, 7.21%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Alma Area	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,135, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	742, 4.60%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	656, 4.07%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,684, 16.63%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	327, 2.03%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,509, 9.35%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	929, 5.76%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	230, 1.43%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	636, 3.94%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	755, 4.68%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,398, 27.26%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,446, 8.96%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	981, 6.08%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	842, 5.22%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Alma Area	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,831	18.83%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,369	13.60%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.