Alva’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Alva is worth considering.
In Alva, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Alva is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Alva citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.32% of adults in Alva have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Alva in 2022 was $43,192, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,768 for a family of four. However, Alva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alva home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alva residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alva include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Alva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
