Alma, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 9,275. Estimated population in July 2006: 9,240 (-0.4% change)

Males: 4,173	(45.0%)
Females: 5,102	(55.0%)

Gratiot County

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48801.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,300 (it was $33,536 in 2000)

Alma	$33,300
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,100 (it was $72,500 in 2000)

Alma	$94,100
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Alma:

White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
Hispanic (6.2%)
Other race (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (23.7%), English (14.1%), Irish (10.8%), United States (9.6%), French (5.0%), Polish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 736 feet

Land area: 5.36 square miles.

Population density: 1723 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alma

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 10.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alma city

Never married: 34.9%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 9.9%

188 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% Africa, 0.2% North America).

This city:	2.0%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 33 registered sex offenders living in Alma, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alma to the number of sex offenders is 280 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alma:	1.3% ($959)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (46.3 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (127.0 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Louis, MI (3.9 miles ), Ithaca, MI (7.2 miles ), Shepherd, MI (10.4 miles ), Breckenridge, MI (12.7 miles ), Perrinton, MI (13.7 miles ), Mount Pleasant, MI (17.3 miles ), Ashley, MI (18.2 miles ), Carson City, MI (18.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $105,300
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,500
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $76,100
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,700
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $87,900
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $79,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $88,000
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $51,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $129,500
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,600

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Latitude: 43.38 N, Longitude: 84.66 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,533 (+38.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,223 (57.0%)

People in group quarters in Alma

1027 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
521 people in nursing homes
15 people in religious group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 989

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Alma, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +218 (+2.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Alma by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	4	1	1	6	3
per 100,000	0.0	42.6	10.7	10.7	64.4	32.5
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	13	10	8	7	3
per 100,000	10.7	138.6	107.3	85.5	75.1	32.5
Burglaries	56	53	27	41	43	14
per 100,000	600.6	565.1	289.6	438.0	461.6	151.6
Thefts	225	202	196	150	42	6
per 100,000	2413.1	2153.7	2102.3	1602.6	450.8	65.0
Auto thefts	4	0	3	2	1	0
per 100,000	42.9	0.0	32.2	21.4	10.7	0.0
Arson	3	1	1	2	0	0
per 100,000	32.2	10.7	10.7	21.4	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	147.4	187.5	137.0	122.1	117.8	45.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.41
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Alma, Michigan

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Alma-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Alma city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.8 miles away from the city center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Russel Monroe - College basketball player (Liberty Flames).

Main business address for: FIRSTBANK CORP (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Hospital/medical center in Alma:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (300 WARWICK DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Alma:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI)
CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alma:

MBS INTL (about 43 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
CAPITAL CITY (about 43 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alma:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 5 miles; ALMA, MI; ID: AMN)
HAMP (about 10 miles; ELWELL, MI; ID: 68R)
MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (about 18 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; ID: MOP)

Local government website: www.ci.alma.mi.us

College/University in Alma:

ALMA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,377; Location: 614 W SUPERIOR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.alma.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alma:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 48 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)

Public high school in Alma:

ALMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 542; Location: 1500 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alma:

ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 803; Location: 312 E. DOWNIE STREET; Grades: 05 - 10)
LUCE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 6265 N. LUCE ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
PINE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 1025 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 515 E. ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: 01 - 07)
BAILEY SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 1010 WEST VAN BUREN; Grades: UG - UG)

Private elementary/middle school in Alma:

ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 171; Location: 220 W DOWNIE ST; Grades: PK - 6)

Library in Alma:

ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $411,686; Location: 351 NORTH COURT AVENUE; 67,865 books; 2,061 audio materials; 4,056 video materials; 181 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Davenport University - Located inside Alma High School. Phone: 989-463-8922

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Churches in Alma include: Peace Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Alma: Pine River Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Alice's Wonderland (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3130 West Monroe Road).

Hotels: Alma Motel (1575 Wright Avenue), Comfort Inn Alma (3110 West Monroe Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alma and their reported violations in the past:

TACO BELL (Population served: 400, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

SUBWAY OF ALMA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

ISABELLA COUNTY FAIR (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

PUMP & POUR GAS STATION (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

MACKENZIE PARTY STORE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

TWIN CITIES SDA CHURCH (Population served: 45, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

ROUND UP NORTH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

NORTH STAR TAVERN (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alma that have no violations reported:

ALMA CITY OF (Address: P.O. Box 278, Population served: 9275, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.8%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Alma compared to Michigan state average:

Alma, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Alma (2007 data):

Commercial Bank: Wright Avenue Branch, Drive-In Branch, at 301 North State Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $278.2 mil, Deposits: $197.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial National Financial Corporation
Firstbank - Alma: at 311 Woodworth Avenue, branch established on 1880-06-01; Drive-In Branch at 230 Woodworth Avenue, branch established on 1974-02-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.8 mil, Deposits: $184.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation
Chemical Bank: Alma Office at 7295 North Alger Road, branch established on 1996-09-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,781.3 mil, Deposits: $2,898.3 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 127 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation
LaSalle Bank Midwest National Association: Wright Avenue at 1380 Wright Avenue, branch established on 1888-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49,751.5 mil, Deposits: $25,446.0 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, 269 total offices, Holding Company: Abn Amro Holding N.V.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alma mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gratiot County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Alma government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $361,000
Charges - Sewerage: $709,000
Solid Waste Management: $473,000

Housing & Community Development: $315,000

All Other: $220,000
Construction - Housing & Community Development: $12,000
Regular Highways: $11,000

General: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Police Protection: $4,000
Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $1,123,000
Police Protection: $1,085,000

General - Other: $869,000

Water Utilities: $802,000

Sewerage: $719,000

Transit Utilities: $535,000

Solid Waste Management: $500,000

Libraries: $446,000

Regular Highways: $405,000

Fire Protection: $350,000

Central Staff Services: $225,000

Parks & Recreation: $209,000

Financial Administration: $199,000

General Public Buildings: $124,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $118,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $856,000
Transit Utilities: $64,000

All Other: $43,000
General - Interest on Debt: $212,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $392,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $440,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,249,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,786,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,818,000
Water Utilities: $385,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $645,000
Water Utilities: $55,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $231,000
Property Sale Other: $162,000

Interest Earnings: $150,000

Special Assessments: $114,000

Rents: $41,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $406,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,568,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,058,000
Transit Utilities: $67,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,459,000
Highways: $614,000

Transit Utilities: $280,000

All Other: $184,000
Tax - Property: $2,518,000
NEC: $78,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,637,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Isabella County, MI	0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($31,683)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Isabella County, MI	1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($33,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alma:

WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WMMI (830 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHEPHERD, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alma:

WQAC (90.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: ALMA COLLEGE)
WQBX (104.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WMHW-FM (91.5 FM; MT. PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WCMU-FM (89.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. BD OF TRUSTES)
WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WCZY-FM (104.3 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WRFK-LP (107.7 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST ACADEMY)

TV broadcast stations around Alma:

WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
W61DK (Channel 61; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W60CO (Channel 60; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
WBWM-LP (Channel 32; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
W22BH (Channel 22; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W24BS (Channel 24; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W26BD (Channel 26; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W30BE (Channel 30; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W39BO (Channel 39; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W45BC (Channel 45; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W51BX (Channel 51; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W55BZ (Channel 55; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W68CN (Channel 68; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)

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