Alta Vista vs Paxico

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

Alta Vista and Paxico 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 231 in Paxico). Paxico has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $47,500 in Alta Vista). Paxico has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $82,800 in Alta Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Alta Vista	Paxico
Population	484	231
Median age	37.7 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$61,250
Median home value	$82,800	$132,000
Median gross rent	$989	$342
Housing units	224	93
Homeownership rate	58.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta Vista	Paxico
Population	491 → 484 (-1.4%)	280 → 231 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $47,500 (+7.0%)	$41,250 → $61,250 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $82,800 (+27.0%)	$93,900 → $132,000 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $989 (+31.9%)	$313 → $342 (+9.3%)

Alta Vista

Population

491484

Median household income

$44,375$47,500

Median home value

$65,200$82,800

Median gross rent

$750$989

Paxico

Population

280231

Median household income

$41,250$61,250

Median home value

$93,900$132,000

Median gross rent

$313$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta Vista	Paxico
Under 5	3.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	21.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	21.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.8%
75 and over	4.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta Vista	Paxico
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	74.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.5%
Asian	0.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	16.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta Vista	Paxico
No high school diploma	7.8%	0.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta Vista	Paxico
Drove alone	67.5%	87.3%
Carpooled	16.5%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.7%
Other means	10.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta Vista	Paxico
1-unit, detached	92.0%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Alta Vista	Paxico
Poverty rate	25.4%	2.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1938	1969