Altamont

Population: 996
Median household income: $61,071
Median home value: $80,000

Altamont is a community in Labette County, Kansas, home to 996 residents. At $61,071, its median household income sits above Labette County's $55,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Altamont's population declined 12.9% from 1,144 to 996, while its median home value fell 2.1% from $81,700 to $80,000.

The median resident is 40.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 996
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,071
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 391
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,144996

Median household income

$54,632$61,071

Median home value

$81,700$80,000

Median gross rent

$586$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,144	$54,632	$81,700	$586
2020	1,055	$48,971	$69,800	$580
2021	1,074	$52,125	$71,100	$617
2022	1,105	$58,542	$76,400	$950
2023	996	$61,071	$80,000	$940

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	6.2%
5 to 17	155	15.6%
18 to 24	115	11.5%
25 to 34	96	9.6%
35 to 44	154	15.5%
45 to 54	109	10.9%
55 to 64	124	12.4%
65 to 74	118	11.8%
75 and over	63	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	880	88.4%
Black or African American	10	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	59	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	6.9%
High school graduate	196	29.5%
Some college or associate's	228	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	161	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	483	85.8%
Carpooled	67	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.5%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	167	29.8%
15 to 29 min	304	54.3%
30 to 44 min	70	12.5%
45 to 59 min	3	0.5%
60+ min	16	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 4.7% (47 of 996)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	74.2%
Nonfamily households	97	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	96.2%
Vacant	15	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	314	83.5%
Renter-occupied	62	16.5%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.3%
5 to 19 units	6	1.5%
20 or more units	7	1.8%
Mobile home & other	28	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2001550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.1852, -95.2919