Housing data for Alma, WI
Alma, WI has an estimated 788 residents and 525 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Buffalo County.
32.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $725 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 788 (±88)
- Housing units
- 525 (±50)
- Households that rent
- 32.9%
- Median gross rent
- $725
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +14.5%
What stands out in Alma
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 18.7% (±6.4 points) in Alma, higher than in Buffalo County (5.2%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 28.3% (±7.1 points) in Alma, higher than in Buffalo County (16.0%).
Households that rent: 32.9% (±6.9 points) in Alma, higher than in Buffalo County (22.5%).
Median gross rent: $725 (±$82) in Alma, lower than in Buffalo County ($876).
Housing in Alma at a glance
- Median rent: $725 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,023 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 43.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 32.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $58,368 median household income
- Home values: $177,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,468 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,701 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 18.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 73.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 8.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 51.8% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 26.0 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +14.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 28.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Alma against Buffalo County, its state and the nation
| Alma | Buffalo County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 788 (±88) | 13,393 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 525 (±50) | 6,522 (±81) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 32.9% (±6.9 points) | 22.5% (±2.2 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $725 (±$82) | $876 (±$47) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $58,368 (±$2,413) | $70,479 (±$3,724) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $177,900 (±$16,409) | $213,300 (±$7,564) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,701 (±$255) | $2,808 (±$101) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 73.7% (±10.7 points) | 64.5% (±3.6 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.0 minutes (±4.1) | 26.5 minutes (±1.1) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.4% (±5.5 points) | 87.8% (±1.6 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 55.9 years (±3.6) | 46.5 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Alma covers 5.3 square miles of land, about 148 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Alma has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 688 (±73) | 788 (±88) | +14.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 460 (±42) | 525 (±50) | +14.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $760 (±$60) | $725 (±$82) | −4.6% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $130,100 (±$16,087) | $177,900 (±$16,409) | +36.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $50,625 (±$8,272) | $58,368 (±$2,413) | +15.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,266 (±$184) | $1,468 (±$278) | +16.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,484 (±$246) | $2,701 (±$255) | +8.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 40.3% (±7.3 points) | 32.9% (±6.9 points) | −7.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 15.6% (±10.9 points) | 8.1% (±8.7 points) | −7.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Buffalo County
Alma has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Buffalo County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Buffalo County recorded 66 violent and 192 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Alma
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | 3.1 mi | $935 | $261,500 | 5.3% |
| Kellogg | 4.6 mi | $856 | $172,800 | 18.1% |
| Town of Alma (Buffalo County) | 5.1 mi | — | $234,200 | 20.6% |
| Town of Belvidere | 6.4 mi | $1,200 | $271,900 | 5.9% |
| Wabasha | 6.6 mi | $757 | $262,300 | 31.7% |
| Nelson | 6.7 mi | $972 | $164,200 | 30.5% |
| Minneiska Township | 7.3 mi | — | $323,300 | 2.2% |
| Town of Nelson | 7.5 mi | $713 | $301,900 | 9.6% |
Places in Wisconsin most like Alma
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holstein | $768 | $178,700 | $59,667 | 30.9% |
| Randolph | $764 | $176,800 | $58,571 | 27.9% |
| Elmwood | $800 | $172,000 | $61,563 | 30.0% |
| Bonduel | $734 | $173,900 | $63,672 | 32.6% |
| Frederic | $766 | $153,500 | $52,800 | 37.8% |
| Brodhead | $680 | $168,800 | $49,583 | 34.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Alma, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $735 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,214 | $1,563 |
HUD income limits for Alma, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,200 | $33,600 | $53,800 |
| 2 people | $23,050 | $38,400 | $61,450 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,200 | $69,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,000 | $76,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $51,850 | $82,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $55,700 | $89,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $59,550 | $95,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $63,400 | $101,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Buffalo County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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
What is the average rent in Alma, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Alma is $725 (±$82) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Alma rent-burdened?
43.4% of renting households in Alma pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Alma?
Alma has an estimated 136 (±33) renting households, 32.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Alma?
The median household income in Alma is $58,368 (±$2,413) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Alma, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $177,900 (±$16,409) for owner-occupied homes in Alma (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Alma?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Alma, WI is $1,468 (±$278) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Alma growing?
In Alma, the number of residents went from 688 in 2015–2019 to 788 in 2020–2024 (+14.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alma city, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Buffalo County, WI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Buffalo County, WI
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Alma city, Wisconsin (place:01225, in state:55).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .