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Population in July 2007: 1,187. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 529	(44.6%)
Females: 658	(55.4%)

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75925.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,100 (it was $19,437 in 2000)

Alto	$23,100
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $52,700 (it was $40,100 in 2000)

Alto	$52,700
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Alto:

White Non-Hispanic (62.4%)
Black (24.8%)
Hispanic (10.3%)
Other race (6.8%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alto: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (9.5%), United States (8.7%), German (7.3%), English (3.8%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 448 feet

Land area: 1.68 square miles.

Population density: 705 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alto

High school or higher: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alto town

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 17.6%
Divorced: 9.9%

130 residents are foreign born (10.4% Latin America).

This town:	10.9%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alto, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alto to the number of sex offenders is 1187 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alto:	1.0% ($416)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (49.8 miles , pop. 83,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (101.0 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (132.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Rusk, TX (11.5 miles ), Wells, TX (14.3 miles ), Reklaw, TX (15.9 miles ), Cushing-Douglass, TX (17.1 miles ), Gallatin, TX (18.3 miles ), Cushing, TX (19.6 miles ), Kennard-Ratcliff, TX (21.1 miles ), Kennard, TX (21.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 31.65 N, Longitude: 95.07 W

53 people in nursing homes
35 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 936

Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+16.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (34%)
Wood products (8%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
Cashiers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Alto by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	160.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	3	4	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	246.5	321.8	0.0	0.0	86.3	168.2
Assaults	2	4	4	4	4	0
per 100,000	164.3	321.8	349.3	349.7	345.1	0.0
Burglaries	4	18	15	21	35	35
per 100,000	328.7	1448.1	1310.0	1835.7	3019.8	2943.7
Thefts	7	30	37	42	19	17
per 100,000	575.2	2413.5	3231.4	3671.3	1639.3	1429.8
Auto thefts	2	0	0	2	1	3
per 100,000	164.3	0.0	0.0	174.8	86.3	252.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	166.0	487.5	290.8	359.3	378.8	333.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.37
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Alto, Texas

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Alto-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Alto town center injured 3 people.

On 11/22/1961, a category 3 tornado 11.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alto:

RUSK STATE HOSP (about 12 miles; RUSK, TX)
EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Alto, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alto:

TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 54 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 57 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 103 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alto:

CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX; ID: JSO)
A L MANGHAM JR. REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; ID: OCH)
HOUSTON COUNTY (about 33 miles; CROCKETT, TX; ID: T56)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alto:

STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 45 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 66 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)

Public high school in Alto:

ALTO High School (Students: 181; Location: # 1 YELLOWJACKET DR; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 37)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alto:

ALTO Elementary (Students: 309; Location: # 1 SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK-4; Our rating: 39)
ALTO MIDDLE (Students: 163; Location: # 2 YELLOWJACKET DR; Grades: 5-8; Our rating: 64)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Alto and their reported violations in the past:

BIG OAK MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 675, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-04-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-09-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-30-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-03-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2000)

One routine major monitoring violation

ALTO RURAL WSC BRADFORD MT PLANT (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alto that have no violations reported:

ALTO RURAL WSC COLDSPRINGS PLANT (Population served: 1878, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ALTO RURAL WSC CENTRAL HIGH PLANT (Population served: 1209, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	33.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	13.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Alto compared to Texas state average:

Alto, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Alto (2007 data):

BancorpSouth Bank: Alto Branch at 102 North Marcus Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Alto mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$788
Sewerage	1	$1,459	$17,508	0	$0
Gas Supply	1	$2,805	$33,660	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$5,845	$23,380	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,106	$24,424	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,006	$24,072	0	$0
Totals for Government	9	$18,221	$24,295	1	$788

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Smith County, TX	1.55% ($33,576 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TX	0.33% ($28,388)
from Dallas County, TX	0.28% ($34,244)

6.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.82%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Smith County, TX	1.68% ($32,028 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.38% ($27,298)
to Angelina County, TX	0.35% ($29,135)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alto:

KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSML (1260 AM; 5 kW; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KTLU (1580 AM; 1 kW; RUSK, TX; Owner: EMMETT H. WHITEHEAD)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KWRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSON, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alto:

KWRW (97.7 FM; RUSK, TX; Owner: E. H. WHITEHEAD)
KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAFX-FM (95.5 FM; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJCS (103.3 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: RADIO LICENSING, INC.)
KLJT (102.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
KUEZ (100.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYKS (105.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLSN (96.3 FM; HUDSON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWOK)
KLDN (88.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LA. STATE UNIV.)
KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSWP (90.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
KAVX (91.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN ED BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
KTBQ (107.7 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KSAU (90.1 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Alto:

KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
KTRE (Channel 9; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFXL-LP (Channel 58; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KNCD-LP (Channel 2; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Alto fatal accident list for 2003:
Jun 24, 2003 06:30 AM, Us-69, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

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