Alma, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Alma is a Census town of 541 people across 5.48 square miles of land, in Ellis County. Median household income is $108,750, 84.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alma
What Alma is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.48 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land99 plus or minus 30
- County holding the largest share of its areaEllis 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
- Population541 plus or minus 165
- Median age38.2 plus or minus 8.7
- Population under 1895 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over54 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over10.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households176 plus or minus 55
- Family households134 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families76.1 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$108,750 plus or minus $50,965
- Per capita income$44,626 plus or minus $13,758
- Civilian labor force322 plus or minus 116
- Employed310 plus or minus 111
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over373 plus or minus 108
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent plus or minus 34.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
Housing in Alma
- Housing units203 plus or minus 56
- Occupied units176 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied148 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate84.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$945 plus or minus $249
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units163 plus or minus 52
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1998
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 commute263 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes83 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more125 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.5 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alma
Flood risk in Alma
- NFIP communityCity of Alma
- NFIP community number481546
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/13
The City of Alma does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481546 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.
Ellis County, not Alma
Ellis County context, not Alma figures
- Establishments in Ellis County3,808
- Covered employment, Ellis County62,721
- Average annual pay, Ellis County$57,911
- Housing units permitted, Ellis County2,972
Every figure in this section is published for Ellis 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.
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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, Texas?
541, in 176 households. Alma town covers 5.48 square miles of land, which is 99 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?
Ellis 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?
$108,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,300. Median gross rent is $945 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Alma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alma, city of, community 481546, 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 Ellis 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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