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Population (year 2000): 9,275. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,260 (-0.2% change)
Males: 4,173 (45.0%), Females: 5,102 (55.0%)
Gratiot County
Zip codes:
48801.
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $33,536 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,500 (year 2000)
Races in Alma:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.7%), English (14.1%),
Irish (10.8%), United States (9.6%), French (5.0%), Polish
(5.0%).
Elevation: 736 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alma
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alma city
- Never married: 34.9%
- Now married: 42.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.3%
Africa, 0.2% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +218 (+2.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Alma:
- GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (300 WARWICK
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alma:
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI)
- CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARSON CITY,
MI)
- CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SAINT
JOHNS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alma:
- MBS INTL (about 43 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 43 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alma:
- GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 5 miles; ALMA, MI; ID: AMN)
- HAMP (about 10 miles; ELWELL, MI; ID: 68R)
- MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (about 18 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT,
MI; ID: MOP)
College/University in Alma:
- ALMA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,377;
Location: 614 W SUPERIOR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.alma.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alma:
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,784)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 48 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER,
MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; LANSING,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
Public high school in Alma:
- ALMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 542;
Location: 1500 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alma:
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 803; Location:
312 E. DOWNIE STREET; Grades: 05 - 10)
- LUCE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435;
Location: 6265 N. LUCE ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- PINE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357;
Location: 1025 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 341;
Location: 515 E. ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: 01 - 07)
- BAILEY SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 1010
WEST VAN BUREN; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle school in Alma:
- ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 171; Location: 220
W DOWNIE ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Alma:
- ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$411,686; Location: 351 NORTH COURT AVENUE; 67,865
books; 2,061 audio materials; 4,056 video materials; 181
serial subscriptions)
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