Alta Vista vs Eskridge

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

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

Alta Vista has the higher population (484 vs 388 in Eskridge). Alta Vista has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $43,125 in Eskridge). Alta Vista has the higher median home value ($82,800 vs $77,900 in Eskridge).

Population, income & housing

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
Population	484	388
Median age	37.7 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$43,125
Median home value	$82,800	$77,900
Median gross rent	$989	$647
Housing units	224	173
Homeownership rate	58.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
Population	491 → 484 (-1.4%)	540 → 388 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $47,500 (+7.0%)	$39,688 → $43,125 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $82,800 (+27.0%)	$65,200 → $77,900 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $989 (+31.9%)	$511 → $647 (+26.6%)

Alta Vista

Population

491484

Median household income

$44,375$47,500

Median home value

$65,200$82,800

Median gross rent

$750$989

Eskridge

Population

540388

Median household income

$39,688$43,125

Median home value

$65,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$511$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
Under 5	3.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	18.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.0%	11.3%
75 and over	4.1%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
No high school diploma	7.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	32.9%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
Drove alone	67.5%	64.7%
Carpooled	16.5%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.8%
Other means	10.2%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
1-unit, detached	92.0%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Alta Vista	Eskridge
Poverty rate	25.4%	19.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938