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Alta, UT

284 Population
4.5 square miles 62.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.1 ±12.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 33.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Utah: 32 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,970 ±$19,385 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $44,702 ±$486
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Utah: $40,873 ±$264
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $98,083 ±$1,249
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Utah: $95,166 ±$774
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

49.3% ±61.6% (140  ±177) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 8% 100,141 (±0.3% / ±4,212)
  • more than double the rate in Utah: 8.5% 283,680 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

11.3 minutes ±17.1 (1,640  ±1,331) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 22.8 12,396,050 (±0.2 / ±153,794)
  • about half the figure in Utah: 22.1 30,760,030 (±0.1 / ±237,401)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

60 ±35 Number of households
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 450,170 ±1,633
  • Utah: 1,124,822 ±2,819
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±1.3 (102  ±50) Persons per household
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 2.8 1,258,997 (±0 / ±227)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Utah: 3 3,337,860
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10% ±18.5% (2  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 4.6% 15,305 (±0.3% / ±1,020)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Utah: 5.7% 49,801 (±0.2% / ±1,601)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

190 ±61 Number of housing units
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 474,627 ±174
  • Utah: 1,223,468 ±257
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$2,000,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $515,400 ±$5,214
  • more than double the amount in Utah: $489,400 ±$1,629
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.4% ±8.4% (4  ±23.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 13.7% 172,817 (±0.4% / ±5,439.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Utah: 14% 468,118 (±0.3% / ±9,366)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±21.8% (154  ±177.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 91.9% 755,969 (±0.8% / ±6,427.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Utah: 93.4% 1,918,440 (±0.5% / ±10,276.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.5% ±55.3% (67  ±39.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 38.4% 315,903 (±0.5% / ±4,019.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Utah: 37.7% 774,301 (±0.3% / ±6,106.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

2.1% ±3.9% (6  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 12.9% 164,575
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Utah: 8.9% 302,552
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.5% ±1.8% (4  ±5) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 4% 37,741 (±0.2% / ±1,415)
  • about one-third of the rate in Utah: 4.6% 111,760 (±0.1% / ±2,339)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4 Total veterans ±5 2 Male ±3 2 Female ±4

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