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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alma is $26,561, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Alma median household income is $38,393, which has grown by 12.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alma residents spend 22.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.4 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, #243

Alma, WI	26,561 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alma, WI	26,944 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 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, WI	36,875 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 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, WI	16,250 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #583

Alma, WI	38,393 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alma, WI	52,402 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #428

Alma, WI	12.10%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

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, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.93%	$11,349, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.03%	$18,745, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.07%	$5,648, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.34%	$17,464, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	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, WI	59,833 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alma, WI	70,485 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$38,393, see rank	$55,187	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alma, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
25 to 44	$40,625, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,536, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$35,000, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Alma, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	679, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	356, 52.43%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	178, 50.00%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	178, 50.00%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	162, 91.01%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 8.99%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	178, 50.00%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	323, 47.57%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	134, 41.49%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	134, 41.49%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	125, 93.28%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 6.72%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	189, 58.51%, see rank	36.21%	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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	276, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	224, 81.16%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15, 5.43%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	25, 9.06%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12, 4.35%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alma, WI	22.0 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	287	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	162, 56.45%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	61, 37.65%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 12.96%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 11.73%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.85%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 3.09%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 27.16%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	125, 43.55%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 24.00%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41, 32.80%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36, 28.80%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 14.40%, see rank	8.10%	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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	287, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 6.97%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	8, 2.79%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	45, 15.68%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	38, 13.24%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	32, 11.15%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	7, 2.44%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12, 4.18%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9, 3.14%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	67, 23.34%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30, 10.45%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 3.83%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8, 2.79%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Alma, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	77	10.71%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10	4.85%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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