Alta Vista is home to 443 people in Kansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The typical home is worth $85,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 25.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 31% less than in Kansas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alta Vista
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants82.8% → 58.0%(−24.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate9.8% → 25.7%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.3% → 9.9%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)53.3%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.7%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 60 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alta Vista, decade by decade
Alta Vista population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
480
$53,668
$65,762
4.3%
5.6
2000
442
$58,583
$71,409
7.0%
14.5
2010
444
$56,501
$66,174
14.4%
13.4
2020
409
$47,518
$73,571
10.2%
21.3
2024
443
$51,250
$85,000
9.9%
32.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
