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Altus Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Altus Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,543

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
18.5%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
15.5%
35 - 54:
23.3%
55 - 64:
10.6%
Over 65 Years:
13.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.0%
5.0%
85.3%
85.3%
23.9%
23.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Altus
USA
$31,337
$31,337
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Altus
USA
$55,295
$55,295
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Agriculture
Transportation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Construction
14.7%
14.7%
12.1%
12.1%
11.5%
11.5%
10.1%
10.1%
9.5%
9.5%
8.6%
8.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.1%
5.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.2%
57.2%
27.8%
27.8%
7.2%
7.2%
4.7%
4.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Scottish
Dutch
Italian
French
European
British
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Welsh
Other Subsaharan African
Polish
Finnish
Danish
Hungarian
Russian
Jamaican
Portuguese
13.3%
13.3%
12.5%
12.5%
8.9%
8.9%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
Italian
French
Native American languages
Thai
Slavic languages
Korean
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
81.3%
81.3%
15.7%
15.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Altus Residents

7.4%