Another notable thing is that Alton is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Alton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Alton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Alton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Alton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.26% of adults in Alton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alton in 2022 was $57,603, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $230,412 for a family of four.
The people who call Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
