Alton North, Texas
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Males: 3,041 | (49.2%) |
Females: 3,141 | (50.8%) |
Median resident age: | 22.8 years |
Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip codes: 78572.
Alton North: | $34,512 |
TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $11,229 (it was $5,259 in 2000)
Alton North CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $82,018 (it was $30,500 in 2000)
Alton North: | $82,018 |
TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $157,928; detached houses: $172,712; townhouses or other attached units: $186,781; in 2-unit structures: $118,033; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,114; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,806; mobile homes: $62,615; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $38,144
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alton North, TX
- 4,92597.5%Hispanic
- 1222.4%White alone
- 40.08%Asian alone
Races in Alton North detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 4.19 square miles.
Population density: 1,475 people per square mile (low).
2,344 residents are foreign born (46.2% Latin America).
This place: | 46.4% |
Texas: | 13.9% |
Alton North CDP: | 1.6% ($487) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (7.2 miles , pop. 106,414).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (114.8 miles , pop. 277,454).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (218.7 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 26.30 N, Longitude: 98.31 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 956
Here: | 5.8% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
- Construction (23.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (13.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.1%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (3.3%)
- Construction (35.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (7.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (4.1%)
- Public administration (3.2%)
- Health care (2.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (17.4%)
- Health care (13.7%)
- Educational services (13.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
- Finance & insurance (7.4%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.0%)
- Cashiers (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Carpenters (4.4%)
- Food processing workers (3.8%)
- Painters and paperhangers (3.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Carpenters (6.7%)
- Painters and paperhangers (5.7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.9%)
- Cashiers (14.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.2%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
Average climate in Alton North, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 83.7. This is about average.
City: | 83.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 26.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 26.4 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.77. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.77 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Alton North-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the Alton North place center .
On 5/12/1969, a category F3 tornado 39.5 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Alton North-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.3 miles away from Alton North center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 413.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 174.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 101.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/13/2017 at 11:23:01, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 118.4 miles away from Alton North center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hidalgo County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Alton North:
- BASEL MISSION HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; ALTON, TX)
- AIMA HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; MISSION, TX)
- MASES HOME HEALTH INC (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; MISSION, TX)
- DULCE ESPERANZA HOME HEALTH CARE LLC (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; MISSION, TX)
- BRIARWOOD HOME (Hospital, about 5 miles away; MISSION, TX)
- ANGELITOS HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; MISSION, TX)
- CRITERION HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; MISSION, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alton North:
- South Texas College (about 7 miles; McAllen, TX; Full-time enrollment: 19,701)
- The University of Texas-Pan American (about 9 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
- Texas State Technical College-Harlingen (about 41 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 3,700)
- The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 59 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,165)
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 90 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
- Laredo Community College (about 113 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 9,743)
- Texas A & M International University (about 113 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 5,203)
Points of interest:
This place: | 4.4 people |
Texas: | 2.7 people |
This place: | 93.7% |
Whole state: | 71.5% |
This place: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This place: | 54.6% |
Whole state: | 15.4% |
This place: | 19.5% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Alton North:
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 1.9%
- Divorced: 4.0%
For population 25 years and over in Alton North:
- High school or higher: 25.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 14.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes
Here: | 32.3 |
Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Alton North, TX (based on Hidalgo County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 269,071 | 56 |
Evangelical Protestant | 75,327 | 525 |
Other | 18,510 | 43 |
Mainline Protestant | 14,394 | 52 |
Orthodox | 160 | 1 |
None | 397,307 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Hidalgo County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Hidalgo County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Hidalgo County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Hidalgo County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.7% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Hidalgo County: | 28.7% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
Hidalgo County: | 15.8% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
2.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,406 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 2.90% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cameron County, TX | 0.33% ($45,063 average AGI) |
from Harris County, TX | 0.22% ($43,624) |
from Bexar County, TX | 0.20% ($42,559) |
2.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,511 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 2.73% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cameron County, TX | 0.28% ($40,029 average AGI) |
to Bexar County, TX | 0.28% ($49,173) |
to Harris County, TX | 0.21% ($42,303) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Alton North:
- KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alton North:
- KQXX-FM (105.5 FM; MISSION, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
- KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)
- KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KOIR (88.5 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alton North:
- KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)
- KZMC-LP (Channel 35; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
- KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSTI-LP (Channel 69; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
- KJST-LP (Channel 28; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
- KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
- KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
- KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Alton North fatal accident list:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | ||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $81,203 | 7 | $97,853 | 9 | $110,923 | 1 | $50,140 | 1 | $120,620 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $198,660 | 4 | $86,932 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $153,210 | 4 | $60,970 | 17 | $101,014 | 7 | $33,207 | 1 | $57,080 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,580 | 4 | $92,668 | 2 | $13,750 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $77,340 | 2 | $84,055 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.02 , 0241.05
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $117,536 | 1 | $80,540 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $102,065 | 1 | $53,240 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.02 , 0241.05
- 63.3%Electricity
- 29.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Utility gas
- 3.2%No fuel used
- 62.1%Electricity
- 26.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.4%No fuel used
Alton North compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Alton North on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: waiters and waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: painters and paperhangers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: construction (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"