Alto vs Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Alto and Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Alto and Wells are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alto has the higher population (825 vs 741 in Wells). Wells has the higher median household income ($64,250 vs $56,719 in Alto). Alto has the higher median home value ($177,800 vs $100,000 in Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Alto	Wells
Population	825	741
Median age	35.2 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,719	$64,250
Median home value	$177,800	$100,000
Median gross rent	$496	$772
Housing units	522	311
Homeownership rate	41.7%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alto	Wells
Population	1,200 → 825 (-31.3%)	848 → 741 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$30,357 → $56,719 (+86.8%)	$28,615 → $64,250 (+124.5%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $177,800 (+130.6%)	$72,900 → $100,000 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $496 (-22.4%)	$516 → $772 (+49.6%)

Alto

Population

1,200825

Median household income

$30,357$56,719

Median home value

$77,100$177,800

Median gross rent

$639$496

Wells

Population

848741

Median household income

$28,615$64,250

Median home value

$72,900$100,000

Median gross rent

$516$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alto	Wells
Under 5	8.4%	16.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	1.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	21.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	5.4%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	6.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alto	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	66.4%
Black or African American	23.0%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.8%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alto	Wells
No high school diploma	16.6%	39.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alto	Wells
Drove alone	70.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alto	Wells
1-unit, detached	57.9%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	29.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	14.1%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Alto	Wells
Poverty rate	36.6%	36.2%
Average household size	2.03	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1976	1977