Alta Vista

Population: 171
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $68,600

Alta Vista, a community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, has 171 residents. The median household income of $53,750 is below the Chickasaw County median ($73,421).

Between 2019 and 2023, Alta Vista's population declined 29.0% from 241 to 171, while its median home value rose 9.1% from $62,900 to $68,600.

5.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $68,600
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 99
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

241171

Median household income

$47,500$53,750

Median home value

$62,900$68,600

Median gross rent

$619$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	241	$47,500	$62,900	$619
2020	223	$49,286	$57,500	$481
2021	188	$55,000	$65,400	$500
2022	181	$56,458	$62,700	$533
2023	171	$53,750	$68,600	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6425.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.8%
5 to 17	24	14.0%
18 to 24	5	2.9%
25 to 34	21	12.3%
35 to 44	18	10.5%
45 to 54	27	15.8%
55 to 64	43	25.1%
65 to 74	17	9.9%
75 and over	13	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	169	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's54.7%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	10.8%
High school graduate	40	28.8%
Some college or associate's	76	54.7%
Bachelor's degree	6	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means7.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	72.1%
Carpooled	6	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	9.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	6.3%
Other means	8	7.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	32.7%
15 to 29 min	25	24.0%
30 to 44 min	19	18.3%
45 to 59 min	11	10.6%
60+ min	15	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 4.7% (8 of 171)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	58.5%
Nonfamily households	39	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94	94.9%
Vacant	5	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	79.8%
Renter-occupied	19	20.2%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83	83.8%
1-unit, attached	1	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15	15.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1901540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1967, -92.4169