Alton, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

260

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

0.728% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.69%

88.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,250

2024 Median Property Value

$380,000

11.8% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Alton, UT employs 55 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alton, UT were Educational Services (11 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($54,375), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,313).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 88

−14.1%

1 Year decline

± 235%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alton, UT declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 64 employees to 55 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alton, UT, are Management Occupations (24 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (18 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alton, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 88

−14.1%

1 Year decline

± 235%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alton, UT declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 64 employees to 55 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alton, UT, are Educational Services (11 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alton, UT, though some of these residents may live in Alton, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,250

Median earning men ± $29,472

$25,625

Median earning women ± $17,103

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,917).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alton, UT was $380,000 in 2024, which is 1.14 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $340,000 to $380,000, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Alton, UT is 91.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alton, UT have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alton, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$380,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$55,684

$44

Median Property Taxes

±$36

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alton, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alton, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.7%

Homeownership

2024

37.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.7% of the housing units in Alton, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alton, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,250

Median Household Income

± $40,145

Number of Households

± 44

The following chart displays the households in Alton, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alton, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.1%)
Walked (14.5%)
Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Alton, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alton, UT have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Alton, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alton, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alton, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alton, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alton, UT (7 out of 260 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alton, UT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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