Alta vs Rafter J Ranch

A side-by-side comparison of Alta and Rafter J Ranch: population, income, housing, and more.

Alta and Rafter J Ranch are places in Wyoming. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rafter J Ranch has the higher population (1,202 vs 656 in Alta). Alta has the higher median household income ($166,667 vs $151,429 in Rafter J Ranch). Rafter J Ranch has the higher median home value ($1,092,800 vs $1,063,500 in Alta).

Population, income & housing

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
Population	656	1,202
Median age	54.3 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$166,667	$151,429
Median home value	$1,063,500	$1,092,800
Median gross rent	—	$2,514
Housing units	276	569
Homeownership rate	90.2%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.9%	68.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
Population	460 → 656 (+42.6%)	1,750 → 1,202 (-31.3%)
Median household income	$82,969 → $166,667 (+100.9%)	$108,750 → $151,429 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$780,600 → $1,063,500 (+36.2%)	$804,200 → $1,092,800 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,882 → $2,514 (+33.6%)

Alta

Population

460656

Median household income

$82,969$166,667

Median home value

$780,600$1,063,500

Rafter J Ranch

Population

1,7501,202

Median household income

$108,750$151,429

Median home value

$804,200$1,092,800

Median gross rent

$1,882$2,514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
Under 5	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	7.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	1.9%
35 to 44	4.6%	21.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	24.7%	16.9%
75 and over	12.2%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	96.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	1.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	28.4%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
Drove alone	52.2%	78.9%
Carpooled	10.2%	21.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alta	Rafter J Ranch
Poverty rate	5.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	38	12
Median year structure built	1992	1990