Alton vs Glendale

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

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

Glendale has the higher population (488 vs 308 in Alton). Alton has the higher median home value ($340,000 vs $210,700 in Glendale). Since 2019, Glendale's population has grown faster (+82.1% vs +41.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Glendale
Population	308	488
Median age	41.2 yrs	17.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,056
Median home value	$340,000	$210,700
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	82	226
Homeownership rate	74.1%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Glendale
Population	218 → 308 (+41.3%)	268 → 488 (+82.1%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $49,375 (+8.2%)	$55,208 → $63,056 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $340,000 (+55.4%)	$155,700 → $210,700 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $950 (+19.9%)	—

Alton

Population

218308

Median household income

$45,625$49,375

Median home value

$218,800$340,000

Median gross rent

$792$950

Glendale

Population

268488

Median household income

$55,208$63,056

Median home value

$155,700$210,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Glendale
Under 5	8.4%	1.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	49.6%
18 to 24	1.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	3.5%
35 to 44	38.6%	7.8%
45 to 54	2.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	6.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	4.9%
75 and over	6.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Glendale
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Glendale
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	63.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Glendale
Drove alone	48.4%	94.5%
Carpooled	26.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Glendale
1-unit, detached	98.8%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Glendale
Poverty rate	24.4%	36.7%
Average household size	5.70	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	40	17
Median year structure built	1984	1988