Alba is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 499 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alba is the 948th largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Alba has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Alba telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Alba has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alba a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Alba is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alba, the average commute to work is 32.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Alba doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Alba with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.01% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alba in 2022 was $28,310, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,240 for a family of four. However, Alba contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alba is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Alba home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alba residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alba include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Alba is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.