Altona

Population: 603
Median household income: $21,629
Median home value: $95,000

Altona is a community in Clinton County, New York, home to 603 residents. At $21,629, its median household income sits below Clinton County's $69,208.

Between 2019 and 2023, Altona's population declined 17.3% from 729 to 603, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $66,000 to $95,000.

The median gross rent is $1,013. 5.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 603
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $21,629
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 145
Homeownership rate: 38.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

729603

Median home value

$66,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$762$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	729	—	$66,000	$762
2020	819	—	$59,100	$814
2021	774	—	$57,800	—
2022	657	—	$68,300	$1,094
2023	603	$21,629	$95,000	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5421.4%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 741.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	0.8%
5 to 17	43	7.1%
18 to 24	104	17.2%
25 to 34	99	16.4%
35 to 44	83	13.8%
45 to 54	129	21.4%
55 to 64	130	21.6%
65 to 74	10	1.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	371	61.5%
Black or African American	105	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.7%
Asian	31	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	40.4%
High school graduate	154	34.1%
Some college or associate's	92	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	18	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone42.7%

Carpooled50.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50	42.7%
Carpooled	59	50.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	6.4%
15 to 29 min	84	77.1%
30 to 44 min	18	16.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 44.7% (132 of 295)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	79.0%
Nonfamily households	25	21.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	119	82.1%
Vacant	26	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	38.7%
Renter-occupied	73	61.3%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	128	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3601572
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.8901, -73.6596