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Population (year 2000): 983. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,082 (+10.1% change)
Males: 528 (53.7%), Females: 455 (46.3%)
Buffalo County
Zip code:
54610
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $38,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,200 (year 2000)
Races in Alma:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- Hispanic (7.4%)
- Other race (6.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (47.9%), Norwegian (30.5%),
Irish (11.1%), English (6.7%), Czech (6.1%), French (4.4%).
Elevation: 687 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alma
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alma town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 7.8%
7.0% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+18.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alma:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WABASHA, MN)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DURAND,
WI)
- LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 27
miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alma:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 57 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alma:
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 25 miles; WINONA,
MN; ID: ONA)
- MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 38 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 38 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; ID:
55Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alma:
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WINONA, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 29
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 37 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 44 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 60 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
Public high school in Alma:
- ALMA HI (Students: 136; Location: S1618 STATE
ROAD 35; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Alma:
- ALMA EL (Students: 232; Location: S1618 STATE
ROAD 35; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Alma:
- ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$39,510; Location: 312 N. MAIN ST.; 14,823 books; 271
audio materials; 545 video materials; 45 serial
subscriptions)
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