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ALTON, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Hidalgo
Land Area: 2.11 square miles
Population Density: 2553 people per square mile
Races (City): Hispanic (97.9%), Other race (19.0%), White Non-Hispanic (1.9%), Two or more races (1.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (4.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (6.4 miles , pop. 106,414)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (115.2 miles , pop. 277,454)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (219.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646)
Nearest cities: Alton North, TX (0.9 miles ), West Sharyland, TX (1.4 miles ), Palmhurst, TX (1.5 miles ), La Homa, TX (1.8 miles ), Doffing, TX (2.2 miles ), Mission, TX (2.3 miles ), Palmview, TX (2.4 miles ), Citrus City, TX (2.5 miles )
Amtrak station near Alton: 8 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station
Alton Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage below state average. House age significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
ALTON, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 35.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Alton:
SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 7 miles, MCALLEN, TX, Full-time enrollment: 7,142 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN about 11 miles, EDINBURG, TX, FT enrollment: 9,651 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN about 49 miles, HARLINGEN, TX, FT enrollment: 2,167 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE about 52 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 6,044 TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE about 52 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,556 TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE about 84 miles, KINGSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,860 DEL MAR COLLEGE about 111 miles, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, FT enrollment: 5,454
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