Alton vs New Hampton

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

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

Alton has the higher population (416 vs 285 in New Hampton). Alton has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $296,700 in New Hampton). Since 2019, Alton's population has grown faster (+65.1% vs -19.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	New Hampton
Population	416	285
Median age	58.8 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$84,583
Median home value	$358,200	$296,700
Median gross rent	$623	—
Housing units	179	76
Homeownership rate	57.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	New Hampton
Population	252 → 416 (+65.1%)	354 → 285 (-19.5%)
Median household income	—	$79,875 → $84,583 (+5.9%)
Median home value	—	$225,000 → $296,700 (+31.9%)

Alton

Population

252416

New Hampton

Population

354285

Median household income

$79,875$84,583

Median home value

$225,000$296,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	New Hampton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	1.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	20.2%	17.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	24.8%	41.1%
65 to 74	15.6%	5.6%
75 and over	17.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	New Hampton
No high school diploma	14.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	25.1%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	62.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	New Hampton
Drove alone	92.9%	60.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	57.0%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	31.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alton	New Hampton
Poverty rate	2.2%	34.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1972	1959