Alto, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Alto is a Census town of 1,222 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $61,688, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alto
What Alto is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land717 plus or minus 302
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
Alto
How many people live in Alto
- Population1,222 plus or minus 515
- Median age28.7
- Population under 18424 plus or minus 165
- Share under 1834.7 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Population 65 and over165 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households409 plus or minus 136
- Family households282 plus or minus 122
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alto
Income and work in Alto
- Median household income$61,688 plus or minus $37,593
- Per capita income$30,877 plus or minus $12,633
- Civilian labor force513 plus or minus 270
- Employed480 plus or minus 247
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over690 plus or minus 242
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent plus or minus 37.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alto
- Housing units538 plus or minus 160
- Occupied units409 plus or minus 136
- Vacant units129 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate24.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied224 plus or minus 101
- Renter occupied185 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate54.8 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$93,800 plus or minus $65,941
- Single family units369 plus or minus 136
- Share single family68.6 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Units in buildings of two or more137 plus or minus 84
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute421 plus or minus 233
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more240 plus or minus 150
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.0 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Drove alone71.9 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.3 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alto
Flood risk in Alto
- NFIP communityCity of Alto
- NFIP community number480740
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/11(M)
The City of Alto participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480740 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.
Cherokee County, not Alto
Cherokee County context, not Alto figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County840
- Covered employment, Cherokee County14,922
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$51,098
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County21
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alto.
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
Alto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alto, Texas?
1,222, in 409 households. Alto town covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 717 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alto in?
Cherokee 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 Alto?
$61,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alto in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alto appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alto, city of, community 480740, 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 Alto figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Alto.
Is zoning published for Alto?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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