Alton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 21,130 people and three associated neighborhoods, Alton is the 156th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Alton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Alton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Alton, where the median household income is $44,317.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Alton, just 10.50% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Alton in 2022 was $15,656, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,624 for a family of four. However, Alton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Alton, accounting for 99.15% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, African, Italian, German, and English.

In addition, Alton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.22%).

The most common language spoken in Alton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.