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Alma, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Alma is a Census city of 5,906 people across 5.73 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $68,562, 47.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $931,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alma
What Alma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.73 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,030
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
How many people live in Alma
- Population5,906
- Median age27.2 plus or minus 5.6
- Population under 182,110 plus or minus 452
- Share under 1835.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over782 plus or minus 228
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households1,896
- Family households1,540
- Share of households that are families81.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
Income and work in Alma
- Median household income$68,562
- Per capita income$23,196
- Civilian labor force2,130
- Employed1,969
- Unemployed161 plus or minus 99
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over3,052
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alma
- Housing units2,000
- Occupied units1,896
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 116
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied892 plus or minus 232
- Renter occupied1,004 plus or minus 205
- Ownership rate47.0 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$233,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,012 plus or minus $210
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units1,403 plus or minus 302
- Share single family70.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more597 plus or minus 245
- Share in buildings of two or more29.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
How Alma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,860
- Commuting under 15 minutes569 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more683 plus or minus 282
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
SBA loans in Alma (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$931,500
- Average approval$186,300
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$515,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Alma
Flood risk in Alma
- NFIP communityCity of Alma
- NFIP community number050236
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/09
The City of Alma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050236 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Crawford County, not Alma
Crawford County context, not Alma figures
- Establishments in Crawford County1,130
- Covered employment, Crawford County19,290
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$48,778
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County46
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alma.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alma, Arkansas?
5,906, in 1,896 households. Alma city covers 5.73 square miles of land, which is 1,030 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alma in?
Crawford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alma?
$68,562. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,600. Median gross rent is $1,012 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alma businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $931,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alma borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alma. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Alma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alma, city of, community 050236, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crawford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alma.
Is zoning published for Alma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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