Alta vs Copperton metro township

A side-by-side comparison of Alta and Copperton metro township: population, income, housing, and more.

Alta and Copperton metro township are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Copperton metro township has the higher population (865 vs 337 in Alta). Alta has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $375,000 in Copperton metro township). Since 2019, Copperton metro township's population has grown faster (-3.2% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Alta	Copperton metro township
Population	337	865
Median age	30.2 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$77,778
Median home value	$2,000,001	$375,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,358
Housing units	227	295
Homeownership rate	31.8%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta	Copperton metro township
Population	398 → 337 (-15.3%)	894 → 865 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $52,917 (-17.6%)	$80,909 → $77,778 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$1,196,400 → $2,000,001 (+67.2%)	$189,800 → $375,000 (+97.6%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $434 (-0.9%)	$1,086 → $1,358 (+25.0%)

Alta

Population

398337

Median household income

$64,250$52,917

Median home value

$1,196,400$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$438$434

Copperton metro township

Population

894865

Median household income

$80,909$77,778

Median home value

$189,800$375,000

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,358

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta	Copperton metro township
Under 5	2.4%	2.2%
5 to 17	1.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	39.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	29.1%	17.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	15.0%
55 to 64	6.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	1.5%	6.9%
75 and over	1.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta	Copperton metro township
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	66.7%
Black or African American	25.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta	Copperton metro township
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	48.9%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	7.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta	Copperton metro township
Drove alone	6.8%	58.0%
Carpooled	1.0%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	8.9%
Walked	42.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	47.1%	14.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta	Copperton metro township
1-unit, detached	60.8%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	35.3%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alta	Copperton metro township
Poverty rate	45.4%	7.1%
Average household size	1.86	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	36
Median year structure built	1987	1938