Alma, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	5,688
Male Share of the Population	46.6%
Female Share of the Population	53.4%
Senior Citizens	12.2%
Employed Population 16+	2,491
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	54.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17%
Median Earnings25+	$35,510
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$31,230
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,956

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,428
% Above Poverty Level	81.9%
% Below Poverty Level	18.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	0.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.4%
Median Gross Rent	$611
Median House Value	$141,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.3%
Irish	9.2%
German	8.5%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Canadian	4.1%
English	4%
Norwegian	1.6%
Czech	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Italian	0.3%
West Indian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
Swedish	0.1%
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Alma Almanac

Category	Value
County	Crawford County
Standard Zip Codes	72921
Phone Area Codes	479
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.48
Approximate Longitude	-94.22

Alma Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOUNTAINBURG 2 NE
Distance	12.6 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 76 F
Jul Temp	66 to 94 F
Oct Temp	47 to 77 F
Annual Precip	50.6 inches

Station	FORT SMITH RGNL AP
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 48 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	43.8 inches

Station	OZARK
Distance	22.8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 48 F
Apr Temp	46 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cedarville	1,328	$51,442
Dyer	730	$43,984
Lavaca	2,794	$62,083
Mountainburg	586	$48,125
Mulberry	1,658	$37,426
Van Buren	23,296	$50,909

Alma Public Schools

Alma High School
101 E Main
ZIP: 72921
High
Total Enrollment 1052

Alma Intermediate School
1220 W Collum Lane
ZIP: 72921
Primary
Total Enrollment 671

Alma Middle School
706 Hwy 64 E
ZIP: 72921
Middle
Total Enrollment 792

Alma Primary School
1600 Hwy 64 E
ZIP: 72921
Primary
Total Enrollment 706

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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