Alton, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Alton is a Census city of 20,214 people across 7.60 square miles of land, in Hidalgo County. Median household income is $52,715, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alton
What Alton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,661
- County holding the largest share of its areaHidalgo 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
- Population20,214
- Median age26.1
- Population under 187,179
- Share under 1835.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,433 plus or minus 322
- Share 65 and over7.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Households5,349
- Family households4,283
- Share of households that are families80.1 percent
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$52,715
- Per capita income$18,575
- Civilian labor force8,741
- Employed8,013
- Unemployed728 plus or minus 259
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over10,281
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alton
- Housing units6,029
- Occupied units5,349
- Vacant units680 plus or minus 236
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied2,943
- Renter occupied2,406
- Ownership rate55.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.6 percent
- Single family units3,847
- Share single family63.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,829 plus or minus 455
- Share in buildings of two or more30.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes324 plus or minus 155
- Median year structure built2006
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 commute6,762
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,396 plus or minus 357
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,542
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.6 percent
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
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))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,932,700
- Average approval$488,783
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,390,000
- Jobs supported114
- Jobs per approval19.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
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 number481571
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/08/82(M)
The City of Alton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481571 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.
Hidalgo County, not Alton
Hidalgo County context, not Alton figures
- Establishments in Hidalgo County13,393
- Covered employment, Hidalgo County291,901
- Average annual pay, Hidalgo County$42,905
- Housing units permitted, Hidalgo County7,292
Every figure in this section is published for Hidalgo 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, Texas?
20,214, in 5,349 households. Alton city covers 7.60 square miles of land, which is 2,661 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?
Hidalgo 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?
$52,715. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,300. Median gross rent is $1,038 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?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $300,000. 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 481571, 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 Hidalgo 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.