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  3. Alto Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Alto Employment Information
  5. Alto Family Information
  6. Alto Education Information
  7. Alto Public Benefits Information
  8. Alto Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Alto Legal Resources Back to top

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Alto Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 306
  • Land Area (2000): 89.853 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.080 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 111
Alto Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 63 20.26%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 248 79.74%

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Alto Employment Information Back to top
Alto Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 20 18.52%
2. Construction 20 18.52%
3. Machinery Manufacturing 9 8.33%
4. Truck Transportation 9 8.33%
5. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 8 7.41%
6. Educational Services 7 6.48%
7. Food Manufacturing 6 5.56%
8. Finance and Insurance 5 4.63%
9. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 3 2.78%
10. Department and Other General Stores 3 2.78%
11. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 3 2.78%
12. Chemical Manufacturing 2 1.85%
13. Farm Supplies, Wholesale 2 1.85%
14. Metal Manufactuing 2 1.85%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 2 1.85%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2 1.85%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2 1.85%
18. Utilities 2 1.85%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 1 0.93%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 15 27.27%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 5 9.09%
3. Department and Other General Stores 4 7.27%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 4 7.27%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 5.45%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 3 5.45%
7. Finance and Insurance 3 5.45%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 3 5.45%
9. Health Care 2 3.64%
10. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 2 3.64%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 3.64%
12. Other Transportation 2 3.64%
13. Public Administration 2 3.64%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2 3.64%
15. Book Stores and News Dealers 1 1.82%
16. Food Manufacturing 1 1.82%
17. Warehousing and Storage 1 1.82%

Alto Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 17 15.74%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 10 9.26%
3. Carpenters 9 8.33%
4. Computer Specialists 8 7.41%
5. Engineers 7 6.48%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7 6.48%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 5 4.63%
8. Other Construction Trades 5 4.63%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 5 4.63%
10. Agricultural Workers 3 2.78%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3 2.78%
12. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3 2.78%
13. Operations Managers Non Finance 3 2.78%
14. Other Financial Specialists 3 2.78%
15. Other Installation / Maintenance 3 2.78%
16. Other Production Occupations 3 2.78%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 3 2.78%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3 2.78%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3 2.78%
20. Top Executives 3 2.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 6 10.91%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 6 10.91%
3. Agricultural Workers 5 9.09%
4. Bus Drivers 5 9.09%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 5 9.09%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4 7.27%
7. Registered Nurses 3 5.45%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3 5.45%
9. Secretaries and Admins 3 5.45%
10. Cashiers 2 3.64%
11. Engineers 2 3.64%
12. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 2 3.64%
13. Food Processing Workers 2 3.64%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 2 3.64%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 2 3.64%
16. Accountants and Auditors 1 1.82%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1 1.82%
18. Teachers, Special Education 1 1.82%

Alto Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 137 58.30%
15-35 hours 26 11.06%
1-14 hours 5 2.13%
No regular hours 67 28.51%

Alto Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 6 4.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM 6 4.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2 1.46%
6 AM-6:29 AM 21 15.33%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 12 8.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM 33 24.09%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 28 20.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM 9 6.57%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1 0.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2 1.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2 1.46%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 8 5.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM 7 5.11%

Alto Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 9 6.57%
5-9 11 8.03%
10-14 16 11.68%
15-19 22 16.06%
20-24 37 27.01%
25-29 17 12.41%
30-34 9 6.57%
35-39 2 1.46%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 5 3.65%
60-89 7 5.11%
At least 90 2 1.46%

Alto Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 112 81.75%
30-44 0 0.00% 11 8.03%
45-59 0 0.00% 5 3.65%
At least 60 0 0.00% 9 6.57%

Alto Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2 1.29%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2 1.29%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 129 83.23%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 4 2.58%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 18 11.61%

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Alto Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 109 (311 people)
Families (2000): 98 (300 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 52
People at same address in 1995: 167
Alto Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 2 1.83%
$10,000-$14,999 5 4.59%
$15,000-$19,999 2 1.83%
$20,000-$24,999 0 0.00%
$25,000-$29,999 10 9.17%
$30,000-$34,999 5 4.59%
$35,000-$39,999 3 2.75%
$40,000-$44,999 3 2.75%
$45,000-$49,999 15 13.76%
$50,000-$59,999 15 13.76%
$60,000-$74,999 15 13.76%
$75,000-$99,999 13 11.93%
$100,000-$124,999 18 16.51%
$125,000-$149,999 3 2.75%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Alto Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 12 11.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 41 39.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 4 3.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 14 13.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 20 19.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 10 9.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 3 2.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Alto Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 97 29.22%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 62 18.67%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 12 3.61%
Self Employment 29 8.73%
Social Security 35 10.54%
Supplemental Security 5 1.51%
Wage / Salary 83 25.00%
Other 9 2.71%

Alto Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 51 58.62%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 36 41.38%

Alto Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4 2.65%
Color 1 Box Married 89 58.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 53 35.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5 3.31%

Alto Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4 3.96%
Color 1 Box Married 87 86.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6 5.94%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4 3.96%

Alto Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Alto Education Information Back to top
Alto Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3 1.30%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 35 15.15%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 82 35.50%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 42 18.18%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 23 9.96%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 29 12.55%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 17 7.36%

Alto Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Kindergarten 5 1.63% 0 0.00% 5 1.63%
Grades 1-4 15 4.90% 0 0.00% 15 4.90%
Grades 5-8 21 6.86% 0 0.00% 21 6.86%
Grades 9-12 39 12.75% 0 0.00% 39 12.75%
Undergrad college 9 2.94% 0 0.00% 9 2.94%
Graduate or professional school 1 0.33% 3 0.98% 4 1.31%
Total 90 29.41% 3 0.98% 93 30.39%

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Alto Public Benefits Information Back to top
Alto Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 300 96.46%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 11 3.54%

Alto Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Alto Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Alto Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 41 13.40%
10-19 Years 53 17.32%
20-29 Years 30 9.80%
30-39 Years 43 14.05%
40-49 Years 51 16.67%
50-59 Years 45 14.71%
60-69 Years 27 8.82%
70-79 Years 11 3.59%
80-89 Years 3 0.98%
90+ Years 2 0.65%

Alto Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 164 53.59%
Color 1 Box Female 142 46.41%

Alto Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 285 93.14%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 18 5.88%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2 0.65%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.33%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Alto Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 117 31.28%
2. Norwegian 101 27.01%
3. Irish 44 11.76%
4. English 24 6.42%
5. United States Or American 16 4.28%
6. Italian 13 3.48%
7. Swedish 12 3.21%
8. Russian 7 1.87%
9. Scottish 7 1.87%
10. Dutch 6 1.60%

Alto Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 290 97.64%
2. Russian 5 1.68%
3. German 2 0.67%

Alto Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 304 97.75%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7 2.25%

Alto Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Alto Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.