Alturas vs Frostproof

A side-by-side comparison of Alturas and Frostproof: population, income, housing, and more.

Alturas and Frostproof are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alturas has the higher population (3,866 vs 3,289 in Frostproof). Alturas has the higher median household income ($68,955 vs $39,301 in Frostproof). Alturas has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $120,500 in Frostproof).

Population, income & housing

	Alturas	Frostproof
Population	3,866	3,289
Median age	35.8 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,955	$39,301
Median home value	$164,500	$120,500
Median gross rent	$941	$691
Housing units	1,565	1,978
Homeownership rate	83.7%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alturas	Frostproof
Population	3,475 → 3,866 (+11.3%)	3,191 → 3,289 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$45,488 → $68,955 (+51.6%)	$42,990 → $39,301 (-8.6%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $164,500 (+47.4%)	$79,800 → $120,500 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $941 (+6.3%)	$636 → $691 (+8.6%)

Alturas

Population

3,4753,866

Median household income

$45,488$68,955

Median home value

$111,600$164,500

Median gross rent

$885$941

Frostproof

Population

3,1913,289

Median household income

$42,990$39,301

Median home value

$79,800$120,500

Median gross rent

$636$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alturas	Frostproof
Under 5	2.7%	9.4%
5 to 17	22.1%	9.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	5.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	6.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	18.5%
75 and over	3.6%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alturas	Frostproof
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	66.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alturas	Frostproof
No high school diploma	17.4%	26.6%
High school graduate	43.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alturas	Frostproof
Drove alone	81.2%	74.2%
Carpooled	13.3%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alturas	Frostproof
1-unit, detached	44.9%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	55.1%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Alturas	Frostproof
Poverty rate	14.6%	21.5%
Average household size	3.09	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1990	1981