CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Alta Vista

Kansas · 442 residents · 0.35 sq mi

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Alta Vista is home to 442 people in Kansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The median age is 41.1, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $39,200. Renters pay $270 a month at the median. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

442

−8%since 1990

from 480 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.1

+5%since 1990

from 39.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024443

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.1%(18)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 94.5%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 199.5%(42)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.8%(21)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.5%(42)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(70)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.2%(67)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.2%(54)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.3%(28)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(26)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.4%(15)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,159

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,361 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,885

+53%since 1990

from $10,406 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.9%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 9.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−44%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $363 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−7.1 ptssince 1990

from 82.8% in 1990

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(469)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(415)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(18)

Asian0%(0)

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

7.0%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 4.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

78.8%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 76.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 1.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

−27%since 1990

from 26.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married33%(58)

Married55.1%(97)

Widowed2.3%(4)

Divorced9.7%(17)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(27)

Married54.8%(103)

Widowed16.5%(31)

Divorced14.4%(27)

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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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