In addition, Alva is a college town. There are a lot of students in Alva attending college, and as a result Alva provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alva spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.35 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Alva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Alva is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.54% of adults in Alva have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alva in 2018 was $28,218, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,872 for a family of four. However, Alva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alva home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alva residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alva also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alva include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Alva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
