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Alton, TX
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Living in Alton



Alton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,673 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Alton is the 156th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Alton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Alton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Alton, where the median household income is $39,077.00.

A relatively large number of people in Alton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The rate of college-level education in Alton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.09% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alton in 2018 was $13,932, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,728 for a family of four. However, Alton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Alton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Alton, accounting for 98.94% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, Norwegian, Italian, African, and Yugoslavian.

In addition, Alton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.31%).

The most common language spoken in Alton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.