Alton vs Big Water

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

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

Big Water has the higher population (520 vs 308 in Alton). Alton has the higher median home value ($340,000 vs $251,300 in Big Water). Since 2019, Alton's population has grown faster (+41.3% vs -7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Big Water
Population	308	520
Median age	41.2 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,625
Median home value	$340,000	$251,300
Median gross rent	$950	$1,509
Housing units	82	302
Homeownership rate	74.1%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Big Water
Population	218 → 308 (+41.3%)	562 → 520 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $49,375 (+8.2%)	$41,477 → $45,625 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $340,000 (+55.4%)	$114,200 → $251,300 (+120.1%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $950 (+19.9%)	$1,029 → $1,509 (+46.6%)

Alton

Population

218308

Median household income

$45,625$49,375

Median home value

$218,800$340,000

Median gross rent

$792$950

Big Water

Population

562520

Median household income

$41,477$45,625

Median home value

$114,200$251,300

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,509

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Big Water
Under 5	8.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	24.0%	11.5%
18 to 24	1.0%	2.5%
25 to 34	5.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	38.6%	4.2%
45 to 54	2.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	6.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	23.3%
75 and over	6.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Big Water
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.4%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Big Water
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	63.4%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Big Water
Drove alone	48.4%	75.6%
Carpooled	26.6%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Big Water
1-unit, detached	98.8%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	33.1%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Big Water
Poverty rate	24.4%	21.8%
Average household size	5.70	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	40	19
Median year structure built	1984	1992