Alton vs Natoma

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

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

Natoma has the higher population (371 vs 126 in Alton). Alton has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $51,250 in Natoma). Natoma has the higher median home value ($25,900 vs $24,000 in Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Natoma
Population	126	371
Median age	29.7 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$51,250
Median home value	$24,000	$25,900
Median gross rent	—	$619
Housing units	62	259
Homeownership rate	63.8%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	18.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Natoma
Population	88 → 126 (+43.2%)	273 → 371 (+35.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $57,708 (+33.2%)	$51,000 → $51,250 (+0.5%)
Median home value	$28,500 → $24,000 (-15.8%)	$33,500 → $25,900 (-22.7%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $713 (+46.1%)	$518 → $619 (+19.5%)

Alton

Population

88126

Median household income

$43,333$57,708

Median home value

$28,500$24,000

Median gross rent

$488$713

Natoma

Population

273371

Median household income

$51,000$51,250

Median home value

$33,500$25,900

Median gross rent

$518$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Natoma
Under 5	8.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	25.3%
18 to 24	12.7%	0.3%
25 to 34	19.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	5.1%
45 to 54	4.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	27.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	5.4%
75 and over	11.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Natoma
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	82.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
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%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Natoma
No high school diploma	1.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	58.8%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Natoma
Drove alone	46.7%	75.3%
Carpooled	20.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	9.1%
Other means	11.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Natoma
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Natoma
Poverty rate	18.3%	3.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1938	1941