Alba, MI

Census Place

2024 Population

282

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

0.571% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.77%

80% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$100,870

10.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$48,600

Economy

The economy of Alba, MI employs 154 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alba, MI were Retail Trade (44 people), Educational Services (32 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($38,672), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($38,672), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,157).

Employment

Occupations

154

2024 Value

± 105

−15.8%

1 Year decline

± 106%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alba, MI declined at a rate of −15.8%, from 183 employees to 154 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alba, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), Material Moving Occupations (24 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (23 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alba, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

154

2024 Value

± 105

−15.8%

1 Year decline

± 106%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alba, MI declined at a rate of −15.8%, from 183 employees to 154 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alba, MI, are Retail Trade (44 people), Educational Services (32 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alba, MI, though some of these residents may live in Alba, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,083

Median earning men ± $21,529

$34,593

Median earning women ± $967

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,808) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($16,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alba, MI was $48,600 in 2023, which is 0.146 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $90,400 to $48,600, a 46.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Alba, MI is 88.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alba, MI have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alba, MI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$48,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,641

$76

Median Property Taxes

±$53

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alba, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alba, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.4% of the housing units in Alba, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alba, MI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$100,870

Median Household Income

± $27,768

Number of Households

± 56

In 2024, the median household income of the 86 households in Alba, MI grew to $100,870 from the previous year's value of $91,458.

The following chart displays the households in Alba, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alba, MI is from Michigan.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2024, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.7%)
Walked (14.3%)

In 2024, 85.7% of workers in Alba, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alba, MI have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Alba, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alba, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alba, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alba, MI have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alba, MI (5 out of 282 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alba, MI is Two Or More, followed by Native American and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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