Alto, GA Population

Overview

1,272

Total Population

26.1

Median age

55.90%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

708

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Alto is 26.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alto's population under 18 was 35.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alto, 30.90% were under the age of 15, 21.70% aged 15 to 29, 40.09% aged 30 to 64, 6.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 more females than males in Alto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.90% females and 44.10% males in Alto, GA.
The Alto, GA gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 142.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 72.

Alto's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Alto population: 57.31% are White, 13.68% are Asian, 27.20% are some other race and 1.81% are multiracial.
Alto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 708 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 564 (44.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alto is White with a population of 729 (57.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,204 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Alto's population increased by 193 (19.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alto's population decreased by 214 (18.07%), 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, Alto's population was lowest in year 2020 at 970.