husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $20,324, and the median income for a family was $21,941. Males had a median income of $25,362 versus $15,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,574. About 27.6% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over. Education Alma is served by the Bacon County School District. The district has 126 full-time teachers and over 1,900 students, and operates these schools: Bacon County Elementary School Bacon County Primary School Bacon County Middle School Bacon County High School Alma is also served by Coastal Pines Technical College. Notable people Harry Crews, novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist Braswell Deen, U.S. Representative from Georgia; moved to Alma Daniel W. Lee, recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor Walter J. Leonard, former president of Fisk University William M. Wheeler, U.S. Representative from Georgia See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bacon County, Georgia References External links City of Alma official website Alma/Bacon County Development Authority Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Bacon County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)