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Alton, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,957 (it was $74,100 in 2000)
Alton:

$196,957
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $132,373 - $290,421

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,062
Here:

$217,062
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $269,905
Here:

$269,905
State:

$238,767

Total population: 1,256 (Urban population: 967 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 135 (4 farm, 131 nonfarm))

Houses: 592 (531 occupied: 460 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

15%
State:

28%

Housing density: 398 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,908.

Median contract rent in 2022: $587 (lower quartile is $509, upper quartile is $822)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $697


Median gross rent in Alton, IA in 2022: $677

Housing units in Alton with a mortgage: 295 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,590

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,687

Median monthly housing costs: $968

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Alton, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1967

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,287
  • Male householders: 287 (73 living alone), Female householders: 238 (39 living alone)
  • 378 spouses (378 opposite-sex spouses), 26 unmarried partners, (26 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 324 children (264 natural, 24 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 244 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 27 2-persons.

229 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 women).

92.2% of residents of Alton speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 68 (5.3%)
(55.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alton, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alton, Iowa
  • 7no bedroom
  • 41 bedroom
  • 572 bedrooms
  • 1813 bedrooms
  • 1864 bedrooms
  • 265+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 171 bedroom
  • 402 bedrooms
  • 203 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 45+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 981 vehicle
  • 2062 vehicles
  • 1213 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 15+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3no vehicle
  • 481 vehicle
  • 52 vehicles
  • 43 vehicles
  • 204 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alton, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alton, Iowa
  • 71 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 485 rooms
  • 396 rooms
  • 847 rooms
  • 1268 rooms
  • 1259+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 344 rooms
  • 75 rooms
  • 286 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 49+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Alton, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Alton, IA in 2022
  • 5Less than $10,000
  • 14$10,000 to $19,999
  • 41$20,000 to $29,999
  • 41$30,000 to $39,999
  • 34$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49$50,000 to $59,999
  • 36$60,000 to $74,999
  • 83$75,000 to $99,999
  • 86$100,000 to $124,999
  • 92$125,000 to $149,999
  • 35$150,000 to $199,999
  • 16$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Alton, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Alton, IA in 2022
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 6$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10$60,000 to $69,999
  • 35$70,000 to $79,999
  • 18$90,000 to $99,999
  • 26$100,000 to $124,999
  • 52$125,000 to $149,999
  • 46$150,000 to $174,999
  • 19$175,000 to $199,999
  • 88$200,000 to $249,999
  • 31$250,000 to $299,999
  • 51$300,000 to $399,999
  • 45$400,000 to $499,999
  • 14$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Alton, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Alton, IA in 2022
  • 3$250 to $299
  • 15$400 to $449
  • 14$500 to $549
  • 7$550 to $599
  • 7$600 to $649
  • 4$700 to $749
  • 19$800 to $899
  • 3$900 to $999
  • 6No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Number of people working at home: 49 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 46
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 262
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 111
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 44
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 188
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 32
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 17
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 20
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Alton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 263 (73.5%)
  • Carpooled: 22 (6.1%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (2.5%)
  • Walked: 6 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 76 (21.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alton, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alton, Iowa
  • 452010 or later
  • 112000 to 2009
  • 131990 to 1999
  • 21980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 2Before 1970
Ancestries in Alton, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 292 (37.1%)
  • Dutch: 175 (22.3%)
  • French Canadian: 48 (6.1%)
  • American: 25 (3.2%)
  • English: 21 (2.7%)
  • Norwegian: 15 (1.9%)
  • Irish: 4 (0.5%)
  • French: 3 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 3 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Luxembourger: 2 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 2 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 2 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 1 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Alton:

58.5% (38)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,672)

Bangladesh
Alton:

15.4% (10)
Iowa:

0.4% (768)

Mexico
Alton:

10.8% (7)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Canada
Alton:

4.6% (3)
Iowa:

1.6% (2,873)

Japan
Alton:

3.1% (2)
Iowa:

0.5% (920)

Ethiopia
Alton:

3.1% (2)
Iowa:

1.0% (1,858)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Alton:

1.5% (1)
Iowa:

0.5% (848)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 945
  • Other state: 273
  • Northeast: 13
  • Midwest: 205
  • South: 7
  • West: 46

82.9% of Alton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.7% lived in Iowa.


Alton:

82.9%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 1
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 2
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 147
  • Less than 1 year of college: 21
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 60
  • Associate degree: 35
  • Bachelor's degree: 63
  • Master's degree: 32
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 14
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 108
  • Less than 1 year of college: 40
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
  • Associate degree: 80
  • Bachelor's degree: 59
  • Master's degree: 10
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Alton marital status for males
Alton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 479
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 33
  • 3 or 4: 38
  • 5 to 9: 3
  • 10 to 19: 12
  • Mobile homes: 13
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Alton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Alton, IA
  • 57.0%Utility gas
  • 41.7%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Alton, IA
  • 61.5%Electricity
  • 24.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 14.1%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:

22.6%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

8.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here:

3.1%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability