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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Alma is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.23% of the Alma workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). Being a small city, Alma does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Alma has a very low overall level of education: only 7.74% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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.
