Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.97 minutes getting to work every day.
Altus is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Altus overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Altus, 23.45% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Altus in 2022 was $30,250, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,000 for a family of four. However, Altus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Altus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Altus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Altus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Altus include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Altus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
