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Alta Vista, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Alta Vista is a Census city of 443 people across 0.35 square miles of land, in Wabaunsee County. Median household income is $51,250, 58.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alta Vista
What Alta Vista is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,270 plus or minus 344
- County holding the largest share of its areaWabaunsee 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.
Alta Vista
How many people live in Alta Vista
- Population443 plus or minus 120
- Median age38.6
- Population under 18107 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1824.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households188 plus or minus 41
- Family households118 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent plus or minus 12.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta Vista
Income and work in Alta Vista
- Median household income$51,250 plus or minus $12,874
- Per capita income$27,561 plus or minus $6,469
- Civilian labor force234 plus or minus 65
- Employed204 plus or minus 56
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate12.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Adults 25 and over304 plus or minus 80
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta Vista
Housing in Alta Vista
- Housing units228
- Occupied units188 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied109 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate58.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$983 plus or minus $397
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Single family units211 plus or minus 46
- Share single family92.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more5.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alta Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute194 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes28 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.4 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Drove alone69.5 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta Vista
Flood risk in Alta Vista
- NFIP communityCity of Alta Vista
- NFIP community number200380
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/24/21
The City of Alta Vista does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200380 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.
Wabaunsee County, not Alta Vista
Wabaunsee County context, not Alta Vista figures
- Establishments in Wabaunsee County131
- Covered employment, Wabaunsee County1,389
- Average annual pay, Wabaunsee County$41,045
- Housing units permitted, Wabaunsee County31
Every figure in this section is published for Wabaunsee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alta Vista.
All Wabaunsee County figures →
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
Alta Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alta Vista, Kansas?
443, in 188 households. Alta Vista city covers 0.35 square miles of land, which is 1,270 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alta Vista in?
Wabaunsee 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 Alta Vista?
$51,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,000. Median gross rent is $983 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alta Vista in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Alta Vista appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alta Vista, city of, community 200380, 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 Alta Vista figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wabaunsee 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 Alta Vista.
Is zoning published for Alta Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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