Alton vs Mercedes

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

Alton and Mercedes 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 16,449 in Mercedes). Alton has the higher median household income ($48,777 vs $41,753 in Mercedes). Alton has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $107,700 in Mercedes).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Mercedes
Population	19,205	16,449
Median age	26.7 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,777	$41,753
Median home value	$126,600	$107,700
Median gross rent	$981	$676
Housing units	5,585	6,114
Homeownership rate	61.2%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Mercedes
Population	16,976 → 19,205 (+13.1%)	16,564 → 16,449 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$32,495 → $48,777 (+50.1%)	$34,677 → $41,753 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $126,600 (+71.3%)	$71,000 → $107,700 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $981 (+33.8%)	$574 → $676 (+17.8%)

Alton

Population

16,97619,205

Median household income

$32,495$48,777

Median home value

$73,900$126,600

Median gross rent

$733$981

Mercedes

Population

16,56416,449

Median household income

$34,677$41,753

Median home value

$71,000$107,700

Median gross rent

$574$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Mercedes
Under 5	8.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	27.7%	24.1%
18 to 24	11.6%	11.3%
25 to 34	15.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	6.5%	6.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	7.7%
75 and over	2.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Mercedes
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	7.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.7%	92.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Mercedes
No high school diploma	37.4%	30.1%
High school graduate	26.0%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Mercedes
Drove alone	78.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Mercedes
1-unit, detached	63.5%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Mercedes
Poverty rate	28.1%	31.5%
Average household size	3.71	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	2004	1988