Alton vs Taswell

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

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

Taswell has the higher population (64 vs 35 in Alton). Alton has the higher median household income ($65,114 vs $36,964 in Taswell). Alton has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $25,600 in Taswell).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Taswell
Population	35	64
Median age	25.9 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,114	$36,964
Median home value	$215,900	$25,600
Housing units	36	109
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Taswell
Population	34 → 35 (+2.9%)	57 → 64 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $65,114 (-8.6%)	$45,673 → $36,964 (-19.1%)
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

Taswell

Population

5764

Median household income

$45,673$36,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Taswell
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	28.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	65.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	32.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	0.0%
75 and over	2.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Taswell
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	Taswell
No high school diploma	8.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	45.7%	82.6%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Taswell
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
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	Taswell
1-unit, detached	97.2%	92.7%
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%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Taswell
Poverty rate	25.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.30	1.68
Median year structure built	1938	1955