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Alton, TX

20,214 Population
7.6 square miles 2,660.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.1 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 30.5 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,575 ±$1,949 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $23,117 ±$475
  • about half the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,715 ±$6,981 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $54,338 ±$1,156
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.5% ±6% (5,545  ±1,207) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 26.7% 235,512 (±0.9% / ±8,160)
  • about double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±2.3 (164,870  ±24,983) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 22.5 7,063,900 (±0.5 / ±171,055)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,349 ±327 Number of households
  • the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 270,210 ±1,465
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.8 ±0.2 (20,214  ±42) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 3.3 884,150 (±0 / ±135)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5% ±3.1% (274  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 6.1% 13,525 (±0.5% / ±1,118)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,029 ±381 Number of housing units
  • the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 308,556 ±148
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$156,300 ±$10,586 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $140,900 ±$3,806
  • about half the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17% ±5.5% (3,377  ±1,093.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 9.7% 85,489 (±0.6% / ±5,048.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

67.2% ±6.9% (6,908  ±836) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 70.2% 362,400 (±1% / ±5,218.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.2% ±3.9% (1,462  ±407.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 20.6% 106,469 (±0.6% / ±2,903.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.1% ±3.8% (5,267  ±768) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 26.1% 232,467
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.2% ±0.8% (152  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 3.2% 19,401 (±0.2% / ±1,084)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
152 Total veterans ±108 91 Male ±74 61 Female ±66

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