Alton, IA Demographic Data
Alton, IA Summary
Alton is located in Sioux County in Iowa
- Population: 1,073
- Area: 1.85 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 581.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,314.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Alton, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
668
50%
50.8
Male
657
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,325
323,128,000
Alton, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
137
10.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
100
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
54
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
70
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
87
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
193
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
132
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
114
8.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
171
12.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
89
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
110
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
42
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
26
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
981
74.0%
77.2
Female
521
53.1%
51.3
Male
460
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
954
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
237
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
178
13.4%
15.2
Female
91
51.1%
55.8
Male
87
48.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Alton, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,305
98.5%
96.8
White
1,211
91.4%
72.6
Black or African American
9
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
6
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
3
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
79
6.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
125
9.4%
17.8
Mexican
111
8.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,200
90.6%
82.2
Alton, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
42
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
45
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
279
31.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
189
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
85
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
158
18.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
79
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
87
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
790
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
237
27.0%
31.2
Alton, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
248
24.0%
33.7%
Now Married
688
66.5%
47.5
Divorced
61
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
6
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
31
3.0
5.8%
Alton, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,108
93.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
80
6.7%
21.6%
Spanish
80
6.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Alton, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12
2.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
17
3.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
24
4.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
41
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
70
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
135
27.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
111
22.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
60
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
64,635
57,617
Per capita income
26,858
31,128
Alton, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
42
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
42
5.4%
9.8
Construction
88
11.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
202
25.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
37
4.7%
6.6
Information
11
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
155
19.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
38
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
39
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.4%
4.6
Retail trade
83
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
23
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
120
15.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
289
36.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
129
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
147
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
98
12.5%
18.1%
Alton, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
757
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
588
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
113
14.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
10
1.3%
2.7
Other means
11
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
35
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.5
26.6
Alton, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11
2.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
133
26.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
234
47.1%
37.1
3 or more
119
23.9%
21.0
Alton, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
497
94.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
420
84.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
77
15.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
29
5.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Alton, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
526
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
19
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
39
7.4%
16.5
5 rooms
56
10.6%
19.8
6 rooms
109
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
110
20.9%
12.0
8 rooms
56
10.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
137
26.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Alton, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
526
1-unit, detached
471
89.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
1.1%
5.9
2-units
7
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3
0.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Alton, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
219
41.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
39
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
70
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
29
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
53
10.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
28
5.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
45
8.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
39
7.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.4%
1.4%
Alton, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
353
71.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
124
24.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.8%
1.1
Alton, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
259
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2
0.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
1.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
3.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
32
12.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
99
38.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
112
43.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
184
71.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
44
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
3.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
1.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17
6.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alton, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
68
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
25
36.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
43
63.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
545
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
39.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4
6.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
14.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
17
27.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Alton, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
420
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
37
8.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
129
30.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
80
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
52
12.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
96
22.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
23
5.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,000
205,000
