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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Alva | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,982 | 5,144 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $40,709 | $54,320 | 0 | ||
| Poverty rate | 25.9% | 17.4% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.5% | 39.0% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $133,600 | $175,700 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $877 | $913 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 18.4% | 11.7% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 1.1% | 11.6% | 0 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.3 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 7.0 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.7 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 18.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 8.1 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 7.0 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 22.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill, NY | 81 | 4,682 | — | $46,059 | 32.6% |
| Lewisburg, PA | 81 | 5,257 | — | $54,767 | 42.2% |
| Chadron, NE | 80 | 5,160 | — | $54,590 | 43.6% |
| Highland Heights, KY | 77 | 6,444 | — | $53,275 | 40.7% |
| Waynesburg, PA | 75 | 3,811 | — | $54,050 | 33.3% |
| Hancock, MI | 74 | 4,574 | — | $59,519 | 44.6% |
| Morris, MN | 73 | 5,128 | — | $67,727 | 37.3% |
| Columbia, KY | 73 | 4,808 | — | $47,299 | 25.3% |
| Frostburg, MD | 73 | 6,977 | — | $52,977 | 41.5% |
| Waynesville, MO | 73 | 5,442 | — | $56,836 | 32.0% |