Editing Altha, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 434
|1960= 413
|1970= 423
|1980= 478
|1990= 497
|2000= 506
|2010= 536
|2020= 496
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Altha racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Altha town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Altha+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Altha town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Altha+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|495
|441
|92.35%
|88.91%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|7
|4
|1.31%
|0.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.19%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.19%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|6
|19
|1.12%
|3.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|26
|31
|4.85%
|6.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''536'''
|'''496'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 496 people, 187 households, and 116 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Altha town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Altha+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 536 people, 198 households, and 144 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Altha town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Altha+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2010, the population was 47% male and 53% female. 33% of the population was under 18 and 15.5% was 65 or over.<ref name="Altha"/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there are 506 people, 204 households, and 128 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] is {{convert|136.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There are 226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|61.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town is 95.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.57% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. 5.93% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2000, there are 204 households out of which 30.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% are non-families. 31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.04.

In 2000, in the town, the age distribution is 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town is $27,917, and the median income for a family is $40,156. Males have a median income of $26,389 versus $22,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town is $12,677. 17.3% of the population and 8.5% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 7.2% of those under the age of 18 and 29.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.