Alma is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,461 people and three associated neighborhoods, Alma is the 201st largest community in Georgia.Alma is a blue-collar town, with 37.23% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Alma is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alma who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (10.15%), management occupations (7.35%), and healthcare (6.87%). As is often the case in a small city, Alma doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Alma, just 7.74% 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 Alma in 2022 was $18,231, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,924 for a family of four. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Alma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alma include Irish, English, French, British, and German. The most common language spoken in Alma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
