Altona is home to 544 people in New York. 50.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 55% less than in New York as a whole. The population has fallen 48% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Altona
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate14.9% → 50.8%(+36.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share40.4% → 59.0%(+18.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.4% → 39.1%(−30.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)100%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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
Altona, decade by decade
Altona 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
1,042
$57,251
$77,042
2.1%
82.5
2000
1,056
$81,406
$89,808
3.1%
82.2
2010
730
$56,002
$133,068
2.0%
71.2
2020
662
–
$71,631
5.6%
72.1
2024
544
$39,000
$187,500
6.0%
68.0
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.
