Alton vs Weslaco

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

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

Weslaco has the higher population (41,437 vs 19,205 in Alton). Weslaco has the higher median household income ($54,995 vs $48,777 in Alton). Alton has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $119,200 in Weslaco).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Weslaco
Population	19,205	41,437
Median age	26.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,777	$54,995
Median home value	$126,600	$119,200
Median gross rent	$981	$942
Housing units	5,585	16,681
Homeownership rate	61.2%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Weslaco
Population	16,976 → 19,205 (+13.1%)	40,464 → 41,437 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$32,495 → $48,777 (+50.1%)	$45,060 → $54,995 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $126,600 (+71.3%)	$83,900 → $119,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $981 (+33.8%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

Alton

Population

16,97619,205

Median household income

$32,495$48,777

Median home value

$73,900$126,600

Median gross rent

$733$981

Weslaco

Population

40,46441,437

Median household income

$45,060$54,995

Median home value

$83,900$119,200

Median gross rent

$709$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Weslaco
Under 5	8.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	27.7%	25.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.4%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.5%	7.0%
65 to 74	5.5%	6.7%
75 and over	2.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Weslaco
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	10.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	98.7%	87.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Weslaco
No high school diploma	37.4%	22.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Weslaco
Drove alone	78.4%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Weslaco
1-unit, detached	63.5%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Weslaco
Poverty rate	28.1%	25.0%
Average household size	3.71	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2004	1994