Alton, New Hampshire Population

Overview

5,826

Total Population

50.7

Median age

50.07%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Alton town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alton town is 50.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alton town's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alton town, 12.27% were under the age of 15, 19.48% aged 15 to 29, 43.87% aged 30 to 64, 21.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Alton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.07% females and 49.93% males in Alton, New Hampshire.
The Alton, New Hampshire gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 362.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 361.

Alton town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Alton town population: 98.44% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.03% are some other race and 1.27% are multiracial.
Alton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,774 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alton town is White with a population of 5,735 (98.44% of the total population).

Alton town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 6,026 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Alton town's population increased by 730 (16.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alton town's population increased by 651 (12.41%), 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, Alton town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,517.