It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Alma has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Alma has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Alma than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Alma may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Alma doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Alma has a very low overall level of education: only 8.67% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Alma in 2022 was $20,024, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,096 for a family of four. However, Alma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alma include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in Alma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
