Completed in 2012-2013
- Golden Chick Franchise (First food franchise in Alton)
- First Subway Franchise in Alton
- Ashely Plaza Completed
Coming in 2013
- Completion of a new 9,000 sft Fire Department Building
- Completion of a 9.6 million dollar sewer project to connect 560 new households
- New Jr’s Supermarket
- New Los Fuentes Plaza
General
- City established in April 1, 1978
- Type of Government – Home Rule City (charter approved May 13, 2006)
- Mayor and four member board of commissioners
- City Area – 4449 acres
- City ETJ – 6340 acres
- City Parks – 61 acres
- Highway Access – State HWY 107, State HWY 281, and State HWY 83
- City Budget for 2012-2013 is $3,000,000
- Water Supplier – Sharyland Water Supply Corporation (SWSC)
- Public sanitary sewer system owned by the City of Alton
- Effluent treated by the City of McAllen Public Utilities Board (MPUB)
Economic Development
- 2013 – Tax rate – $0.4799 (taxes have been lowered for the past six years)
- 2012 – Property Values were $286,407,542
- 2012 – Market Availability 127,032 people within a 5 mile radius
- 2012 – 292 building permits issued
- 2012 – Sales tax revenue was $596,736
- 2012 – Average of 2959 sanitary sewer connections
- Alton Industrial Park (17.2 acres)
- *Lot 5 in Industrial Park Sold
Demographics
- Population =12,341 (based on 2010 census data)
- Currently Sharyland Water Supply Corporation calculates 3000 water connections
- 98% Hispanic population
- 2.4% of population holds a Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 81.5% own their housing unit compared to 66% nationally
- 18.5% rent their housing unit compared to 34% nationally
- 34% of the population is foreign born
- 93% speak a language other than English
- Median family income $23,563.00
- 55% of the population is between 18 and 64 yrs old
- 38% of the population is under the age of 18
Alton 5-Mile Radial Demographics
Alton Demographic Profile
Alton Retail Trade Area Demographics
