Alton vs Grantsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Alton and Grantsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Alton and Grantsburg are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grantsburg has the higher population (175 vs 35 in Alton). Grantsburg has the higher median household income ($70,641 vs $65,114 in Alton). Since 2019, Grantsburg's population has grown faster (+12.2% vs +2.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Grantsburg
Population	35	175
Median age	25.9 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,114	$70,641
Median home value	$215,900	—
Housing units	36	72
Homeownership rate	100.0%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Grantsburg
Population	34 → 35 (+2.9%)	156 → 175 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $65,114 (-8.6%)	$62,875 → $70,641 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $215,900 (+232.2%)	—

Alton

Population

3435

Median household income

$71,250$65,114

Median home value

$65,000$215,900

Grantsburg

Population

156175

Median household income

$62,875$70,641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Grantsburg
Under 5	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	22.3%
25 to 34	65.7%	5.7%
35 to 44	2.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.6%
75 and over	2.9%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Grantsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Grantsburg
No high school diploma	8.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Grantsburg
Drove alone	100.0%	31.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	68.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Grantsburg
1-unit, detached	97.2%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	63.9%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Grantsburg
Poverty rate	25.7%	22.9%
Average household size	1.30	2.43
Median year structure built	1938	1979