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Alton, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Alton is a Census city of 744 people across 1.57 square miles of land, in Oregon County. Median household income is $50,208, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $290,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alton
What Alton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.57 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land474 plus or minus 143
- County holding the largest share of its areaOregon 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.
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How many people live in Alton
- Population744 plus or minus 225
- Median age36.5
- Population under 18168 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over131 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households318 plus or minus 100
- Family households167 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families52.5 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alton
- Median household income$50,208
- Per capita income$23,366 plus or minus $4,852
- Civilian labor force300 plus or minus 117
- Employed280 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over493 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.3 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alton
- Housing units338 plus or minus 101
- Occupied units318 plus or minus 100
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied177 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied141 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate55.7 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,200 plus or minus $106,487
- Median gross rent, monthly$639
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Single family units236 plus or minus 85
- Share single family69.8 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Units in buildings of two or more91 plus or minus 57
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute267 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes175 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.5 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more58 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone73.2 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled17.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport4.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$290,500
- Average approval$290,500
- Median approval$290,500
- Largest approval$290,500
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alton, 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.
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Flood risk in Alton
- NFIP communityCity of Alton
- NFIP community number290490
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/05
The City of Alton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290490 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.
Oregon County, not Alton
Oregon County context, not Alton figures
- Establishments in Oregon County178
- Covered employment, Oregon County2,535
- Average annual pay, Oregon County$36,248
- Housing units permitted, Oregon County0
Every figure in this section is published for Oregon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alton.
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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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
Alton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alton, Missouri?
744, in 318 households. Alton city covers 1.57 square miles of land, which is 474 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alton in?
Oregon 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 Alton?
$50,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,200. Median gross rent is $639 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $290,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $290,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alton. 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 Alton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alton, city of, community 290490, 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 Alton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oregon 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 Alton.
Is zoning published for Alton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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