Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Alta, CA

656 Population
2.4 square miles 275.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

46.9 ±10.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$80,170 ±$50,339 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $47,193 ±$426
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$96,792 ±$11,097 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $97,188 ±$815
  • about the same as the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.3% ±4% (48  ±31) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 11.5% 275,672 (±0.3% / ±7,433)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

46.9 minutes ±65.4 (9,525  ±5,731) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 27.1 24,215,704 (±0.2 / ±280,982)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

261 ±80 Number of households
  • the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 881,889 ±2,127
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.4 (649  ±223) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 2.7 2,384,093 (±0 / ±1,166)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.5% ±3% (2  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 5% 29,090 (±0.3% / ±1,445)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

374 ±87 Number of housing units
  • the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 954,751 ±490
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$470,000 ±$120,707 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $589,500 ±$2,776
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.6% ±5.5% (30  ±37.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 12.2% 291,896 (±0.3% / ±6,717.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99.4% ±38.9% (502  ±118.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 90.1% 1,503,674 (±0.6% / ±9,513.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38% ±13.6% (192  ±91.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 37.1% 618,871 (±0.4% / ±5,769.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 10 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

8.8% ±7.8% (58  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 19.5% 471,995
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±2.6% (32  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 5.8% 109,240 (±0.1% / ±2,183)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
32 Total veterans ±19 25 Male ±13 7 Female ±8

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.