Alto

Population: 1,187
Median household income: $54,479
Median home value: $132,900

Located in Habersham County, Georgia, Alto is a community with a population of 1,187. At $54,479, its median household income sits below Habersham County's $65,622.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alto's population declined 5.0% from 1,249 to 1,187, while its median home value rose 15.4% from $115,200 to $132,900.

Households average 3.63 people. The median gross rent is $927.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,187
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,479
Median home value: $132,900
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 414
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2491,187

Median household income

$42,857$54,479

Median home value

$115,200$132,900

Median gross rent

$772$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,249	$42,857	$115,200	$772
2020	1,259	$47,000	$121,000	$763
2021	1,272	$49,000	$115,000	$800
2022	1,328	$59,375	$152,700	$946
2023	1,187	$54,479	$132,900	$927

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	8.8%
5 to 17	298	25.1%
18 to 24	97	8.2%
25 to 34	161	13.6%
35 to 44	130	11.0%
45 to 54	137	11.5%
55 to 64	175	14.7%
65 to 74	36	3.0%
75 and over	48	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	394	33.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	124	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.7%
Two or more races	60	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	601	50.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.9%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	240	34.9%
High school graduate	202	29.4%
Some college or associate's	153	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	80	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	471	89.7%
Carpooled	49	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	26.0%
15 to 29 min	188	36.2%
30 to 44 min	136	26.2%
45 to 59 min	15	2.9%
60+ min	46	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.63
Poverty rate: 9.4% (111 of 1,187)

	Count	Share
Family households	253	77.4%
Nonfamily households	74	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	327	79.0%
Vacant	87	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	69.7%
Renter-occupied	99	30.3%

1-unit, detached47.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	47.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	198	47.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1301948
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4650, -83.5726