What percentage of people rent in Alma, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Alma, NE, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Alma, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 89 renting households against 390 that own their home.

In Alma, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.6% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 89 (±27)
Median renter income: $38,438 (±$33,649)

Who rents and who owns in Alma

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alma	Harlan County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.6% (±5.8 points)	14.2% (±3.0 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	89 (±27)	170 (±37)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	390 (±69)	1,027 (±99)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	1.6 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,438 (±$33,649)	$47,500 (±$21,785)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,344 (±$17,576)	$74,904 (±$9,459)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Alma, the renter share is not measurably different from Harlan County (14.2%).

It is also lower than in Nebraska (33.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Harlan County, Alma ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 412 of 846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Alma has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	24.7% (±6.5 points)	18.6% (±5.8 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$706 (±$55)	$641 (±$72)	−9.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$48,606 (±$7,012)	$75,703 (±$12,842)	+55.7%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Alma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alma
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alma	—	18.6% (±5.8 points)	—
Orleans	5.1 mi	20.9% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Republican City	7.6 mi	9.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Huntley	8.4 mi	11.1% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut Township (Phillips County)	10 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Township	11 mi	83.3% (±37.6 points)	Higher
Glenwood Township	12 mi	0.0% (±79.0 points)	Not measurably different
Naponee	12 mi	3.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Stamford	12 mi	13.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Naponee, NE (3.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Granite Township, KS (83.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Harlan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Orleans	20.9% (±8.2 points)
2	Alma	18.6% (±5.8 points)
3	Stamford	13.6% (±11.3 points)
4	Huntley	11.1% (±19.0 points)
5	Republican City	9.4% (±8.3 points)
6	Ragan	0.0% (±92.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alma

How many renters are there in Alma?

Alma has an estimated 89 (±27) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alma?

In Alma, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alma?

A renting household in Alma has 1.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alma?

The median renting household in Alma, NE has an income of $38,438 (±$33,649) a year, against $77,344 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Alma city, Nebraska (place:00975, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.