Alton vs Donna

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

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

Alton has the higher population (19,205 vs 16,774 in Donna). Alton has the higher median household income ($48,777 vs $38,082 in Donna). Alton has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $68,500 in Donna).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Donna
Population	19,205	16,774
Median age	26.7 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,777	$38,082
Median home value	$126,600	$68,500
Median gross rent	$981	$734
Housing units	5,585	5,926
Homeownership rate	61.2%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Donna
Population	16,976 → 19,205 (+13.1%)	16,409 → 16,774 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$32,495 → $48,777 (+50.1%)	$29,724 → $38,082 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $126,600 (+71.3%)	$59,500 → $68,500 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $981 (+33.8%)	$569 → $734 (+29.0%)

Alton

Population

16,97619,205

Median household income

$32,495$48,777

Median home value

$73,900$126,600

Median gross rent

$733$981

Donna

Population

16,40916,774

Median household income

$29,724$38,082

Median home value

$59,500$68,500

Median gross rent

$569$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Donna
Under 5	8.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	27.7%	28.3%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	6.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.7%
75 and over	2.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Donna
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	7.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	98.7%	92.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Donna
No high school diploma	37.4%	36.6%
High school graduate	26.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Donna
Drove alone	78.4%	81.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Donna
1-unit, detached	63.5%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Donna
Poverty rate	28.1%	40.4%
Average household size	3.71	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	2004	1988