Alva is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,725 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alva is the 352nd largest community in Florida.

Housing costs in Alva are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.

Also of interest is that Alva 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 Alva telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.99% 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, Alva has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alva a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Alva, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Alva does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Alva who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.32% of adults in Alva have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Alva in 2022 was $38,966, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,864 for a family of four.

Alva is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alva include English, German, Irish, Canadian, and Polish.

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