4 . 5 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 6 . 2 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 2 3 , 4 3 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 2 9 , 4 6 4 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 2 8 , 1 2 5 ▁versus ▁$ 2 5 , 2 7 8 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 1 3 , 6 7 5 . ▁About ▁ 1 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 9 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁Al ba ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Al ba - G old en ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Al ba - G old en ▁High ▁School ▁Pan thers . ▁ ▁Media ▁During ▁its ▁history , ▁Al ba ▁has ▁had ▁two ▁newsp apers : ▁the ▁Al ba ▁Her ald ▁and ▁the ▁Al ba ▁Re porter . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁Car roll ▁Daw son , ▁assistant ▁coach ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁Leon ▁Pay ne , ▁" the ▁Bl ind ▁Bal lade er ", ▁was ▁a ▁country ▁music