Alta, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Alta is a Census town of 284 people across 4.52 square miles of land, in Salt Lake County. 35.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alta
What Alta is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.52 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land63
- County holding the largest share of its areaSalt Lake 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 Alta
- Population284
- Median age30.1 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 188 plus or minus 16
- Share under 182.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over10 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over3.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households60 plus or minus 35
- Family households24 plus or minus 15
- Share of households that are families40.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alta
- Per capita income$30,970 plus or minus $19,385
- Civilian labor force249
- Employed249
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over154 plus or minus 174
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.5 percent plus or minus 55.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.3 percent plus or minus 20.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alta
- Housing units190 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units60 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units130 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate68.4 percent
- Owner occupied21 plus or minus 12
- Renter occupied39 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate35.0 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Single family units123 plus or minus 44
- Share single family64.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more33.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute145 plus or minus 179
- Commuting under 15 minutes134 plus or minus 175
- Share commuting under 15 minutes92.4 percent plus or minus 39.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone7.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Carpooled1.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked68.3 percent plus or minus 67.7
- Worked from home20.8 percent plus or minus 27.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alta (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,061,000
- Average approval$1,061,000
- Median approval$1,061,000
- Largest approval$1,061,000
- Jobs supported62
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alta, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alta
- NFIP communityTown of Alta
- NFIP community number490251
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Alta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490251 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.
Salt Lake County, not Alta
Salt Lake County context, not Alta figures
- Establishments in Salt Lake County35,732
- Covered employment, Salt Lake County796,203
- Average annual pay, Salt Lake County$77,495
- Housing units permitted, Salt Lake County4,550
Every figure in this section is published for Salt Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alta.
All Salt Lake 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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alta, Utah?
284, in 60 households. Alta town covers 4.52 square miles of land, which is 63 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alta in?
Salt Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Alta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alta, town of, community 490251, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Salt Lake 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.
Is zoning published for Alta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.