Alta, UT Population

Overview

354

Total Population

34.0

Median age

15.54%

Female population %

543.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

7.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alta's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alta is 34.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alta's population under 18 was 2.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 4.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alta, 2.26% were under the age of 15, 30.51% aged 15 to 29, 62.71% aged 30 to 64, 4.52% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 244 less females than males in Alta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 15.54% females and 84.46% males in Alta, UT.
The Alta, UT gender ratio is 543.6:100 i.e. 543.6 men to 100 women (5.436).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 10.

Alta's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alta population: 57.06% are White, 15.82% are Black or African American, 19.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 6.78% are multiracial.
Alta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 328 (92.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alta is White with a population of 202 (57.06% of the total population).

Alta's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 420 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alta's population decreased by 34 (8.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alta's population decreased by 158 (40.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alta's population was lowest in year 2022 at 227.