Alton

Population: 416
Median home value: $358,200

Alton is a community in Belknap County, New Hampshire, home to 416 residents. At $358,200, its median home value sits above Belknap County's $340,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Alton's population grew 65.1% from 252 to 416.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $623.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 416
Median age: 58.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $358,200
Median gross rent: $623
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

252416

Year	Population	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	252	—	—
2020	170	—	—
2021	80	—	—
2022	170	—	—
2023	416	$358,200	$623

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.1%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6424.8%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over17.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	13	3.1%
18 to 24	4	1.0%
25 to 34	84	20.2%
35 to 44	25	6.0%
45 to 54	51	12.3%
55 to 64	103	24.8%
65 to 74	65	15.6%
75 and over	71	17.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	79.8%
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	4	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's50.6%

Bachelor's degree3.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	14.0%
High school graduate	100	25.1%
Some college or associate's	202	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	13	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28	7.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone92.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170	92.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	41.2%
15 to 29 min	96	56.5%
30 to 44 min	4	2.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 2.2% (9 of 403)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	50.3%
Nonfamily households	89	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	57.0%
Renter-occupied	77	43.0%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units31.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	102	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	11.7%
5 to 19 units	56	31.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3300980
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.4564, -71.2223