Population: 1,190. Estimated population in 2021: 1,156 (-2.9% change)
Males: 531 (44.6%), Females: 659 (55.4%)
Cherokee County
Zip code: 75925
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $19,437
Median house value: $40,100
Races in Alto:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.4%)
- Black (24.8%)
- Hispanic (10.3%)
- Other race (6.8%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (9.5%), United States (8.7%), German (7.3%), English (3.8%), French (2.6%).
Elevation: 448 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Alto
- High school or higher: 58.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Alto town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 17.6%
- Divorced: 9.9%
10.9% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+16.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Alto:
- RUSK STATE HOSP (about 12 miles; RUSK, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
- MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alto:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 54 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 57 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 103 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Abbreviation: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alto:
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: JSO)
- A L MANGHAM JR. REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Abbreviation: OCH)
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 33 miles; CROCKETT, TX; Abbreviation: T56)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alto:
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 49 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 66 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,429)
Schools
Public high school in Alto:
- ALTO H S (Students: 196; Location: # 3 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alto:
- ALTO EL (Students: 320; Location: # 3 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: PK – 04)
- ALTO MIDDLE (Students: 173; Location: # 3 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: 05 – 08)