COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alta vs Ammon
PLACE A
Alta, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Ammon, Idaho
Alta is 99% smaller than Ammon. Ammon earns more, with a median household income $33,204 higher. Ammon has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -40%).
ALTAAMMONDIFFERENCE
Total population22720,119−99% vs Ammon
Population density502,498−2,447
Population growth-40.5%28.1%−68.5 pts
Median age30.132.9−2.8
Male86.6%49.0%+37.6 pts
Female13.4%51.0%−37.6 pts
Foreign-born2.1%4.2%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.8%84.3%−50.5 pts
Black23.2%0.1%+23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.9%11.6%+30.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.1%2.9%−1.8 pts
Median household income$52,917$86,121−$33,204
Per capita income$30,970$36,741−$5,771
Poverty rate49.3%5.4%+43.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.7130.411+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%42.9%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree14.3%13.5%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation90.2%65.0%+25.2 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$381,800+$1,618,201
Median gross rent$434$1,372−$938
Owner-occupied35.0%69.1%−34.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate68.4%6.0%+62.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.4%−41.4 pts
Average commute11.321.9−10.6
Worked from home20.8%10.9%+9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured3.9%5.9%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025