Another notable thing is that Alton is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Alton’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Alton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Alton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Alton 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 Alton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.26% of adults in Alton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alton in 2022 was $57,603, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $230,412 for a family of four.
The people who call Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
