COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alma vs Highland
PLACE A
Alma, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Highland, Utah
Alma is 98% smaller than Highland. Highland earns more, with a median household income $77,325 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 13%).
ALMAHIGHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population43921,571−98% vs Highland
Population density822,484−2,402
Population growth12.7%24.6%−12.0 pts
Median age38.228.0+10.2
Male47.5%52.7%−5.2 pts
Female52.5%47.3%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born6.7%3.4%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.5%85.8%−18.3 pts
Black1.5%1.5%+0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.3%4.1%+26.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.7%7.0%−6.2 pts
Median household income$108,750$186,075−$77,325
Per capita income$44,626$62,900−$18,274
Poverty rate3.5%1.9%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.422+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%64.4%−45.1 pts
Graduate degree2.4%20.6%−18.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation70.9%63.6%+7.3 pts
Median home value$292,300$928,300−$636,000
Median gross rent$945$2,166−$1,221
Owner-occupied84.1%91.7%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%3.0%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%37.1%−1.3 pts
Average commute27.223.1+4.0
Worked from home13.8%23.3%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured18.5%4.4%+14.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025