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Altona is a Census town of 415 people across 0.20 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $64,237, 89.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altona
What Altona is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,047 plus or minus 952
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb 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.
Altona
How many people live in Altona
- Population415 plus or minus 193
- Median age37.3 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 18112 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over29 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over7.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households142 plus or minus 81
- Family households115 plus or minus 78
- Share of households that are families81.0 percent plus or minus 29.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Altona
- Median household income$64,237 plus or minus $19,481
- Per capita income$28,161
- Civilian labor force198 plus or minus 96
- Employed198 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over277 plus or minus 142
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent plus or minus 70.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Altona
- Housing units145 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units142 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units3 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate89.4 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,080 plus or minus $259
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units130 plus or minus 80
- Share single family89.7 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Altona gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute190 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes105 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.3 percent plus or minus 36.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone85.4 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Altona
- NFIP communityTown of Altona
- NFIP community number180045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06(M)
The Town of Altona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180045 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.
DeKalb County, not Altona
DeKalb County context, not Altona figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,034
- Covered employment, DeKalb County22,201
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$62,916
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County116
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altona.
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
Altona questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altona, Indiana?
415, in 142 households. Altona town covers 0.20 square miles of land, which is 2,047 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altona in?
DeKalb 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 Altona?
$64,237. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,600. Median gross rent is $1,080 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Altona in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Altona appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altona, town of, community 180045, 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 Altona figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb 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 Altona.
Is zoning published for Altona?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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