CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alta Vista

Kansas · 480 residents · 0.35 sq mi

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Alta Vista is home to 480 people in Kansas. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The median age is 39.1, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $27,400. Households here earn about 18% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

480

+9%vs 2000

vs 442 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024443

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(40)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(30)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(52)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(71)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(45)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(37)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(41)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,361

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,159 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,406

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,885 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $270 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.8%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

17.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(415)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(18)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(469)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.3%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(29)

Puerto Rican2.7%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(1)

Pakistani0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German38.4%(170)

Irish13.3%(59)

American6.1%(27)

English5.9%(26)

French4.3%(19)

Swedish3.2%(14)

Polish2.5%(11)

Dutch1.6%(7)

Italian1.1%(5)

Scottish1.1%(5)

Welsh1.1%(5)

Swiss0.9%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(3)

Czech0.5%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 19.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(60)

Married48.4%(90)

Widowed2.2%(4)

Divorced17.2%(32)

Women 15+

Never married13.8%(23)

Married50.3%(84)

Widowed19.8%(33)

Divorced16.2%(27)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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