Alma city, MI

Gratiot County, MI

2022 population: 9,436 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.9 square miles
Population density: 1601.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,872	83.43%	5.2%
Black:	223	2.36%	197.3%
Indian:	18	0.19%	62.5%
Asian:	175	1.85%	143.1%
2+ races:	112	1.19%	5.1%
Hispanic:	1,036	10.98%	35.8%

Total non-White:	1,564	16.57%	44.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-431	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	484	6.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,383
8,303	88.49%
75	0.80%
48	0.51%
72	0.77%
118	1.26%
763	8.13%
1,080	11.51%

2000
9,272
8,353	90.09%
78	0.84%
51	0.55%
59	0.64%
151	1.63%
580	6.26%
919	9.91%

1990
9,034
8,386	92.83%
52	0.58%
18	0.20%
51	0.56%
n/a
527	5.83%
648	7.17%

1980
9,652
9,127	94.56%
14	0.15%
23	0.24%
52	0.54%
n/a
436	4.52%
525	5.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-50	-0.5
161	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a
n/a

-33	-0.4
271	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

-741	-7.7
123	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Alma city, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.7
1,739	18.4%
7,697	81.6%
1,694	18.0%

3,541
2.20

2,101	59.3%
1,608	76.5%
287	13.7%
1,440	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
30.8
2,004	21.4%
7,379	78.6%
1,462	15.6%

3,468
2.30

2,033	58.6%
1,330	65.4%
349	17.2%
1,435	41.4%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
2,002	21.6%
7,270	78.4%
1,589	17.1%

3,218
2.39

2,001	62.2%
1,449	72.4%
325	16.2%
1,217	37.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
2,169	24.0%
6,865	76.0%
1,389	15.4%

3,109
2.46

2,087	67.1%
1,637	78.4%
318	15.2%
1,022	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
2,583	26.8%
7,069	73.2%
1,249	12.9%

3,067
2.70

2,202	71.8%
1,715	77.9%
297	13.5%
865	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Alma city, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	142	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	287	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	289	8.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	174	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	182	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	88	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	331	9.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	301	8.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	380	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	371	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	374	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	190	5.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	191	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	87	2.5%
$200,000 or more	72	2.0%

Median Household Income	44,375
Per Capita Income	23,433

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	177	5.0%
Public Assistance	134	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	726	20.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,541	62.8%
Unemployed	244	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,785	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,851	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,273	1,391	47.8%
Non-Profit	357	380	48.4%
Self-Employed	136	66	67.3%

Local Government	87	135	39.2%
State Government	193	177	52.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,409	1,457	49.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	637	692	47.9%
Total	2,046	2,149	48.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	313	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	905	21.6%
Professional, Technical	1,105	26.3%
Service Occupations	924	22.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.3%
All others	948	22.6%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	845	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	791	18.9%
Retail trade	608	14.5%
Manufacturing	425	10.1%
Construction	246	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	232	5.5%
Other services	229	5.5%
Finance and insurance	138	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	135	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	126	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	102	2.4%
Public administration	93	2.2%
Wholesale trade	82	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	0.9%
Information	36	0.9%
Utilities	36	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	720	7.63%
Puerto Rican	40	0.42%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	16	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.14%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	3	0.03%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	260	2.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	77	0.82%
Chinese	35	0.37%
Indian	35	0.37%
Korean	28	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,279	92.7%
Spanish	385	4.3%
Other Asian	80	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	77	0.9%
Chinese	51	0.6%
Other Indo-European	34	0.4%
German, other Germanic	23	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,681	17.8%
English	1,582	16.8%
Irish	651	6.9%
American	456	4.8%
Polish	445	4.7%
Scottish	376	4.0%
Dutch	216	2.3%
Norwegian	185	2.0%
Italian	175	1.9%
French	171	1.8%
European	135	1.4%
Czech	114	1.2%
Haitian	97	1.0%
Slovak	94	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	74	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,315	98.7%
Not a citizen	121	1.3%

Native	9,225	97.8%
Foreign-born	211	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63	1.1%	231	4.0%	2,136	37.3%	1,882	32.9%	863	15.1%	550	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63	1.1%
9-12 Years	231	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,136	37.3%
Some College	1,882	32.9%
Bach. Degree	863	15.1%
Grad Degree	550	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +257	R +96	R + 2.6%
D +161
2020 vs. 2012	R +387	R +458	R + 13.5%
D -71
2020 vs. 2008	R +255	R +770	R + 20.0%
D -515

2016 vs. 2008	R -2	R +674	R + 17.3%
D -676
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,866	50.3%	Joe Biden (D)	1,767	47.6%	78	2.1%	3,711	3	3	0.07%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	1,609	46.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,606	46.7%	225	6.5%	3,440	0	1	0.07%
2012	45%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,838	54.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,479	44.1%	36	1.1%	3,353	0	-3	0.07%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	2,282	57.4%	John McCain (R)	1,611	40.5%	82	2.1%	3,975	0	-5	0.08%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,810	49.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,792	49.3%	35	1.0%	3,637	2	-1	0.08%
2000	44%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,566	48.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,562	48.3%	103	3.2%	3,231	2	0	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,767

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,866

50.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,711

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,606

46.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,609

46.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

5.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,440

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,838

54.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,479

44.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,353

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,282

57.4%

John McCain (R)

1,611

40.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,975

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,810

49.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,792

49.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,637

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Alma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,562

48.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,566

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,231

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alma city, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	38%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,591	54.7%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,248	42.9%	71 [+]	2.4%	2,910	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 27 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 16 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 9 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	48%	John James (R)	1,854	50.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,740	47.2%	90 [+]	2.4%	3,684	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 38 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 33 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.5%);
2018	S1	39%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,490	50.7%	John James (R)	1,355	46.1%	94 [+]	3.2%	2,939	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 42 (1.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 24 (0.8%);
2018	G	39%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,602	54.3%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,238	42.0%	111 [+]	3.8%	2,951	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 50 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 35 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 26 (0.9%);
2014	S2	29%	Gary Peters (D)	1,243	57.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	856	39.2%	83 [+]	3.8%	2,182	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 36 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 27 (1.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (0.9%);
2014	G	29%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,083	49.3%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,054	48.0%	59 [+]	2.7%	2,196	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 18 (0.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,797
Median Value	$97,300

Occupied	3,541	93.3%
Vacant	256	6.7%

Owned	2,152	60.8%
Rented	1,389	39.2%
Median Rent	$738

Single-Family Units	2,591	68.2%
Detached	2,516	66.3%
Attached	75	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	652	17.2%
Mobile Homes	192	5.1%

Alma city, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alma city, MI

2022 Housing Data for Alma city, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alma city, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alma city, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alma city, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alma city, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alma city, MI