Median household income (1999): $35,875
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,977
| This zip code | $36,977 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48880, 48832, 48847, 48889, 48883, 48830.
Housing units in zip code 48801 with a mortgage: 1,665 (147 second mortgage, 216 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 864
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $736
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $234
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 83
- 1995 to 1998: 255
- 1990 to 1994: 316
- 1980 to 1989: 443
- 1970 to 1979: 797
- 1960 to 1969: 629
- 1950 to 1959: 640
- 1940 to 1949: 470
- 1939 or earlier: 1,307
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alma, MI (48801):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 58
- 2 bedrooms: 642
- 3 bedrooms: 1,659
- 4 bedrooms: 710
- 5 or more bedrooms: 139
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 461
- 2 bedrooms: 541
- 3 bedrooms: 270
- 4 bedrooms: 55
- 5 or more bedrooms: 20
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Vehicles available in 48801 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 137
- 1 vehicle: 1,040
- 2 vehicles: 1,370
- 3 vehicles: 462
- 4 vehicles: 144
- 5 or more vehicles: 55
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 225
- 1 vehicle: 738
- 2 vehicles: 339
- 3 vehicles: 46
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 48801:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $10,000 to $14,999: 21
- $15,000 to $19,999: 20
- $20,000 to $24,999: 38
- $25,000 to $29,999: 36
- $30,000 to $34,999: 56
- $35,000 to $39,999: 92
- $40,000 to $49,999: 179
- $50,000 to $59,999: 312
- $60,000 to $69,999: 325
- $70,000 to $79,999: 286
- $80,000 to $89,999: 325
- $90,000 to $99,999: 155
- $100,000 to $124,999: 258
- $125,000 to $149,999: 146
- $150,000 to $174,999: 101
- $175,000 to $199,999: 75
- $200,000 to $249,999: 62
- $250,000 to $299,999: 22
- $300,000 to $399,999: 9
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48801:
- Less than $100: 36
- $100 to $149: 57
- $150 to $199: 86
- $200 to $249: 81
- $250 to $299: 155
- $300 to $349: 195
- $350 to $399: 203
- $400 to $449: 216
- $450 to $499: 95
- $500 to $549: 69
- $550 to $599: 46
- $600 to $649: 18
- $650 to $699: 4
- $1,000 to $1,249: 9
- $1,500 to $1,999: 4
- $2,000 or more: 8
- No cash rent: 73
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,819
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $62,670
- Asian householders: $219,956
- Some other race householders: $97,457
- Two or more races householders: $77,289
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,659
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,469
- One, attached: 86
- Two: 266
- 3 or 4: 185
- 5 to 9: 186
- 10 to 19: 125
- 20 to 49: 153
- 50 or more: 84
- Mobile homes: 379
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,271 (75%)
- Carpooled: 657 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 34 (1%)
- Walked: 436 (8%)
- Other means: 64 (1%)
- Worked at home: 196 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 627
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1374
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1260
- 15 to 19 minutes: 623
- 20 to 24 minutes: 453
- 25 to 29 minutes: 297
- 30 to 34 minutes: 217
- 35 to 39 minutes: 38
- 40 to 44 minutes: 46
- 45 to 59 minutes: 143
- 60 to 89 minutes: 222
- 90 or more minutes: 168
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,365
- In family households: 9,391 (2,293 male householders, 739 female householders)
2,345 spouses, 3,541 children (3,275 natural, 47 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 64 other relatives, 229 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,974 (671 male householders (503 living alone)), 881 female householders (756 living alone)), 422 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,595 (520 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,347 2-persons, 659 3-persons, 619 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,259 1-person, 220 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
2,026 married couples with children.
815 single-parent households (173 men, 642 women).
94.2% of residents of 48801 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 8% well, 15% not well, 6% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 14% well, 9% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 27% well, 11% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (51% very well, 8% well, 41% not well).
Foreign born population: 233 (1.8%)
(50.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (12%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- India (9%)
- Other Eastern Africa (8%)
- Russia (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Poland (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 72
- 1990 to 1994: 48
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1965 to 1969: 75
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 2288
- United States or American: 1427
- English: 1213
- Other groups: 1099
- Irish: 799
- Polish: 442
- French (except Basque): 352
- Scottish: 332
- Italian: 328
- Dutch: 231
- Scotch-Irish: 189
- French Canadian: 173
- Danish: 130
- Swedish: 104
- Czech: 76
- European: 67
- Czechoslovakian: 63
- Norwegian: 61
- Arab:: 42
- Finnish: 42
- Russian: 37
- Welsh: 22
- Canadian: 18
- Lebanese: 17
- Austrian: 16
- Celtic: 15
- Greek: 14
- Hungarian: 14
- Swiss: 14
- Ukrainian: 14
- Egyptian: 13
- Slovak: 11
- Palestinian: 7
- Subsaharan African:: 7
- Kenyan: 7
- Latvian: 6
- Scandinavian: 6
- Belgian: 6
- Lithuanian: 5
- Arab/Arabic: 5
- British: 5
- Slavic: 5
- Pennsylvania German: 4
- Luxemburger: 4
- Australian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (73%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10955
- Northeast: 182
- Midwest: 717
- South: 501
- West: 287
54% of the 48801 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 11,018. Population change in the 1990s: +1,947 (+17.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
| Here: | 4.1% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 2.5% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,137
| Here: | 74.3% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 8)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1027 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 521 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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