The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Alba has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alba a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Alba, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.33 minutes every day commuting to work.
Alba 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.
In Alba, just 7.46% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Alba in 2022 was $28,329, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,316 for a family of four. However, Alba contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alba is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alba home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alba residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Alba also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alba include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Alba is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
