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Altha, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Altha is a Census town of 457 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $29,583, 48.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altha
What Altha is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land342 plus or minus 137
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altha
How many people live in Altha
- Population457 plus or minus 183
- Median age50.0 plus or minus 15.0
- Population under 18129 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1828.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over87 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households189 plus or minus 71
- Family households123 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent plus or minus 19.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Altha
- Median household income$29,583 plus or minus $8,965
- Per capita income$20,658 plus or minus $6,865
- Civilian labor force141 plus or minus 72
- Employed141 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over311 plus or minus 113
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.3 percent plus or minus 36.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Altha
- Housing units208 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units189 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied91 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied98 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate48.1 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $423
- Annual rent as a share of median income36.5 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Single family units115 plus or minus 57
- Share single family55.3 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more9.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Altha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute131 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more56 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.7 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Drove alone68.6 percent
- Carpooled24.8 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 15.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altha
SBA loans in Altha (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,500,000
- Average approval$833,333
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$2,390,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altha, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Altha
SBA loans in Altha (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$205,000
- Average approval$205,000
- Median approval$205,000
- Largest approval$205,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altha, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Altha
Flood risk in Altha
- NFIP communityTown of Altha
- NFIP community number120578
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/13
The Town of Altha participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120578 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Calhoun County, not Altha
Calhoun County context, not Altha figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County185
- Covered employment, Calhoun County3,198
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$41,721
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County28
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altha.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Altha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altha, Florida?
457, in 189 households. Altha town covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 342 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altha in?
Calhoun County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Altha?
$29,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,500. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Altha businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $205,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altha, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Altha borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Altha. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Altha in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Altha appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altha, town of, community 120578, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Altha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calhoun County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Altha.
Is zoning published for Altha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.