
Utah · Census place 00870
Alton, UT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Alton, Utah (Alton, UT — Census place “Alton town”) is 308 residents, ranking #270 of 334 places in Utah. Median household income is —, the median home is worth $340,000 and median gross rent runs $950 a month. Looking for the Alton Utah ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Alton, UT: 84710.
- Population
- 308Alton town residents
- Median household income
- —Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $340,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $950Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.1%Owner-occupied households
Alton ZIP codes (Utah)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Alton.
The Alton UT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Alton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 24.4% of residents and 74.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Alton town, UT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Alton town is a very small community in Utah, with 308 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #270 of 334 ranked by population — larger than 19% of them. The median age here is 41.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Alton town earn a median of not published a year. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 24.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Alton town is valued at $340,000, 12.1% above the national figure and 22% below the $437,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $950 a month, 32.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,400 across a full year. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 308 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Alton town against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld household income for Alton town because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Utah.
- Salt Lake City city 203,888
- West Valley City city 137,955
- West Jordan city 116,277
- Provo city 114,303
- St. George city 99,184
- Orem city 97,048
- Sandy city 94,723
- Ogden city 86,973
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Alton town?
- Alton town has 308 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #270 of 334 in Utah.
- What is the median household income in Alton town?
- Median household income in Alton town is not published a year.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Alton town?
- Median gross rent is $950 a month and the median home value is $340,000.
- Is Alton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Alton town to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Alton town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.