Alton vs Thayer

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

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

Thayer has the higher population (2,288 vs 647 in Alton). Alton has the higher median household income ($47,606 vs $36,477 in Thayer). Alton has the higher median home value ($117,100 vs $69,300 in Thayer).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Thayer
Population	647	2,288
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,606	$36,477
Median home value	$117,100	$69,300
Median gross rent	$594	$652
Housing units	301	1,031
Homeownership rate	61.6%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Thayer
Population	628 → 647 (+3.0%)	2,355 → 2,288 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$19,219 → $47,606 (+147.7%)	$29,006 → $36,477 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $117,100 (+46.4%)	$81,000 → $69,300 (-14.4%)
Median gross rent	$456 → $594 (+30.3%)	$497 → $652 (+31.2%)

Alton

Population

628647

Median household income

$19,219$47,606

Median home value

$80,000$117,100

Median gross rent

$456$594

Thayer

Population

2,3552,288

Median household income

$29,006$36,477

Median home value

$81,000$69,300

Median gross rent

$497$652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Thayer
Under 5	8.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	20.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.1%
75 and over	10.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Thayer
No high school diploma	12.7%	14.4%
High school graduate	45.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Thayer
Drove alone	75.1%	84.7%
Carpooled	14.3%	10.5%
Public transit	4.6%	1.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Thayer
1-unit, detached	77.1%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Thayer
Poverty rate	18.2%	36.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1972	1972