It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Altha has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Altha has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Altha than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Altha may be for you.
In Altha, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Altha is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Altha have a very low rate of college education: just 9.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Altha in 2022 was $20,658, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,632 for a family of four. However, Altha contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Altha also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Altha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altha residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Altha include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Other Arab.
The most common language spoken in Altha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
