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Alma is a township in Marion County, in the Centralia metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Alma. For links to other places called Alma, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Alma is 38.721N. The longitude is -88.909W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 564 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 837.
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$30,556National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Alma demographic reports
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26% of Alma residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Alma ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alma was $14,773, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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16% of Alma residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Alma, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $185. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $602.
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Marion County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alma political report.
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The average commute time for Alma workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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