Alta Vista, KS Population

Overview

431

Total Population

39.7

Median age

47.80%

Female population %

109.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alta Vista is 39.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alta Vista's population under 18 was 26.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alta Vista's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alta Vista, 24.13% were under the age of 15, 12.06% aged 15 to 29, 46.40% aged 30 to 64, 15.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Alta Vista:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.80% females and 52.20% males in Alta Vista, KS.
The Alta Vista, KS gender ratio is 109.2:100 i.e. 109.2 men to 100 women (1.092).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 46.

Alta Vista's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alta Vista population: 89.10% are White, 5.34% are Black or African American, 0.46% are Asian, 2.78% are some other race and 2.32% are multiracial.
Alta Vista's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 411 (95.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alta Vista is White with a population of 384 (89.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 444 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Alta Vista's population increased by 8 (1.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alta Vista's population decreased by 34 (7.66%), 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 Vista's population was lowest in year 2006 at 407.