Alta Vista vs New Hampton

A side-by-side comparison of Alta Vista and New Hampton: population, income, housing, and more.

Alta Vista and New Hampton are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Hampton has the higher population (3,462 vs 171 in Alta Vista). New Hampton has the higher median household income ($61,491 vs $53,750 in Alta Vista). New Hampton has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $68,600 in Alta Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
Population	171	3,462
Median age	46.2 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$61,491
Median home value	$68,600	$159,200
Median gross rent	$825	$838
Housing units	99	1,663
Homeownership rate	79.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
Population	241 → 171 (-29.0%)	3,421 → 3,462 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $53,750 (+13.2%)	$46,913 → $61,491 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $68,600 (+9.1%)	$107,100 → $159,200 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $825 (+33.3%)	$707 → $838 (+18.5%)

Alta Vista

Population

241171

Median household income

$47,500$53,750

Median home value

$62,900$68,600

Median gross rent

$619$825

New Hampton

Population

3,4213,462

Median household income

$46,913$61,491

Median home value

$107,100$159,200

Median gross rent

$707$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
Under 5	1.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	2.9%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	25.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.0%
75 and over	7.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.8%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
Drove alone	72.1%	86.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.8%
Other means	7.2%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	83.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Alta Vista	New Hampton
Poverty rate	4.7%	12.5%
Average household size	1.82	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1938	1963