Alta

Population: 337
Median home value: $2,000,001

Alta, a community in Salt Lake County, Utah, has 337 residents. At $2,000,001, its median home value sits above Salt Lake County's $484,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alta's population declined 15.3% from 398 to 337, while its median home value rose 67.2% from $1,196,400 to $2,000,001.

6.8% of workers drive to work alone. 60.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 337
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 227
Homeownership rate: 31.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

398337

Median household income

$64,250$52,917

Median home value

$1,196,400$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$438$434

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	398	$64,250	$1,196,400	$438
2020	396	$66,625	$1,187,500	$434
2021	354	$52,917	$1,750,000	—
2022	376	—	$2,000,001	—
2023	337	—	$2,000,001	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 171.8%

18 to 2439.5%

25 to 3429.1%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 741.5%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	2.4%
5 to 17	6	1.8%
18 to 24	133	39.5%
25 to 34	98	29.1%
35 to 44	31	9.2%
45 to 54	30	8.9%
55 to 64	22	6.5%
65 to 74	5	1.5%
75 and over	4	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	171	50.7%
Black or African American	86	25.5%
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	2	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's7.9%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	93	48.9%
Some college or associate's	15	7.9%
Bachelor's degree	57	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone6.8%

Carpooled1.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked42.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home47.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14	6.8%
Carpooled	2	1.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	88	42.7%
Bicycle	2	1.0%
Worked from home	97	47.1%
Other means	3	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	87.2%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	7	6.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 45.4% (153 of 337)

	Count	Share
Family households	33	50.0%
Nonfamily households	33	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66	29.1%
Vacant	161	70.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	31.8%
Renter-occupied	45	68.2%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	138	60.8%
1-unit, attached	16	7.0%
2 to 4 units	20	8.8%
5 to 19 units	23	10.1%
20 or more units	26	11.5%
Mobile home & other	4	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4900650
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.5824, -111.6203