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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alma is $17,230, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Alma median household income is $33,019, which has grown by 62.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alma residents spend 16.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #331

Alma, GA	17,230 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alma, GA	17,708 USD
Georgia	29,424 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, GA	20,764 USD
Georgia	33,645 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, GA	15,185 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #346

Alma, GA	33,019 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alma, GA	45,705 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #38

Alma, GA	62.46%
Georgia	16.28%
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, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	3.82%	$14,311, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.55%	$15,515, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.25%	$5,462, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.83%	$24,101, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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, GA	34,656 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alma, GA	51,027 USD
Georgia	78,856 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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$38,000, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$28,056, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,688, see rank	$38,032	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alma, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$12,200, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,406, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,458, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$30,699, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Alma, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,675, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	1,407, 52.60%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	676, 48.05%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	676, 48.05%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	624, 92.31%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	52, 7.69%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	731, 51.95%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	1,268, 47.40%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	618, 48.74%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	618, 48.74%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	585, 94.66%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 5.34%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	650, 51.26%, see rank	41.73%	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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,194, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	993, 83.17%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	135, 11.31%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32, 2.68%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	28, 2.35%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 0.50%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alma, GA	16.6 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,209	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	624, 51.61%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	178, 28.53%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24, 3.85%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	82, 13.14%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 5.29%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 7.85%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	218, 34.94%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	585, 48.39%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	246, 42.05%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	106, 18.12%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	114, 19.49%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	119, 20.34%, see rank	6.88%	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, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,209, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	90, 7.44%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	65, 5.38%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	271, 22.42%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 0.83%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	127, 10.50%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	109, 9.02%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	12, 0.99%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 2.07%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25, 2.07%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	313, 25.89%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	74, 6.12%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	46, 3.80%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	42, 3.47%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Alma, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	980	32.70%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	174	26.17%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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