Alton vs Leavenworth

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

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

Leavenworth has the higher population (349 vs 35 in Alton). Alton has the higher median household income ($65,114 vs $62,500 in Leavenworth). Alton has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $121,900 in Leavenworth).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Leavenworth
Population	35	349
Median age	25.9 yrs	58.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,114	$62,500
Median home value	$215,900	$121,900
Median gross rent	—	$297
Housing units	36	175
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Leavenworth
Population	34 → 35 (+2.9%)	328 → 349 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $65,114 (-8.6%)	$38,594 → $62,500 (+61.9%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $215,900 (+232.2%)	$75,000 → $121,900 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $297 (-8.6%)

Alton

Population

3435

Median household income

$71,250$65,114

Median home value

$65,000$215,900

Leavenworth

Population

328349

Median household income

$38,594$62,500

Median home value

$75,000$121,900

Median gross rent

$325$297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Leavenworth
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	65.7%	5.4%
35 to 44	2.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	16.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	24.9%
75 and over	2.9%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Leavenworth
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Leavenworth
No high school diploma	8.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	45.7%	54.2%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Leavenworth
Drove alone	100.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Leavenworth
1-unit, detached	97.2%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Leavenworth
Poverty rate	25.7%	16.2%
Average household size	1.30	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1938	1960