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Alturas, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Alturas is a Census CDP of 4,581 people across 53.88 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $70,231, 87.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alturas
What Alturas is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area53.88 sq mi
- Water area6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land85
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
Alturas
How many people live in Alturas
- Population4,581
- Median age34.7 plus or minus 7.5
- Population under 181,194 plus or minus 323
- Share under 1826.1 percent
- Population 65 and over851 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households1,419
- Family households1,074
- Share of households that are families75.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alturas
- Median household income$70,231 plus or minus $16,926
- Per capita income$28,557
- Civilian labor force2,138 plus or minus 473
- Employed2,058 plus or minus 456
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over2,863
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alturas
- Housing units1,697
- Occupied units1,419
- Vacant units278 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate16.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,245
- Renter occupied174 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate87.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,800 plus or minus $38,418
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,017 plus or minus $401
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units777 plus or minus 197
- Share single family45.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes908
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alturas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,936 plus or minus 450
- Commuting under 15 minutes240 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more906 plus or minus 261
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.8 percent
- Drove alone83.2 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Polk County, not Alturas
Polk County context, not Alturas figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,992
- Covered employment, Polk County260,590
- Average annual pay, Polk County$55,697
- Housing units permitted, Polk County10,384
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alturas.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Alturas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alturas, Florida?
4,581, in 1,419 households. Alturas CDP covers 53.88 square miles of land, which is 85 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alturas in?
Polk 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 Alturas?
$70,231. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,800. Median gross rent is $1,017 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Alturas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Alturas.
Is zoning published for Alturas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.