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Alta, Utah

Alta, Utah, in Salt Lake county, is 10 miles E of Sandy, Utah (center to center) and 356 miles W of Denver, Colorado. The town is conveniently located inside the Salt Lake City - Ogden metropolitan area. There are an estimated 370 people in Alta.

The People and Families of Alta

In Alta, about 20% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alta had a median family income of $94,654.

Political Inclinations

Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Alta Housing

Approximately 57% of housing in Alta is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Alta, 23% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles E of Sandy, Utah (center to center)
Nearest Large City	356 miles W of Denver, Colorado
County	Salt Lake
Metro Area	Salt Lake City - Ogden
Standard Zip Codes	84092
Phone Area Codes	801
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.589
Longitude	-111.636

Station	ALTA
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 29 F
Apr Temp	25 to 42 F
Jul Temp	49 to 71 F
Oct Temp	31 to 49 F
Annual Precip	52.2 inches

Station	COTTONWOOD WEIR
Distance	7.9 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	41 to 62 F
Jul Temp	66 to 91 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	26.1 inches

Station	TIMPANOGOS CAVE
Distance	10.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 34 F
Apr Temp	34 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 92 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	25.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	370	100%
Male	265	71.6%
Female	105	28.4%
Under 18	23	6.2%
18+	347	93.8%
65+	12	3.2%
Median Age	28.7
Average Family Size	2.62
White	351	94.9%
African-American	4	1.1%
Asian	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.8%
Other	5	1.4%
Mixed Race	5	1.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	16	4.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$94,654
Population In Poverty	66	19.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	365
Growth	-5
Growth %	-1.39%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	20.4%
US/American	12.5%
Lithuanian	7.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.1%
Norwegian	5.4%
German	5.4%
Italian	5%
English	4.6%
Dutch	4.6%
Welsh	4.6%
Scottish	4.2%
French (except Basque)	3.8%
Swiss	3.8%
Swedish	2.9%
Austrian	2.9%
British	2.1%
European	0.8%
Russian	0.8%
Czechoslovakian	0.8%
Danish	0.8%

Party	Contributions
Democratic	$1,250

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