Alturas, Florida

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Alturas, Florida |settlement_type = Census-designated place |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_map = File:Polk County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alturas Highlighted 1201100.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location in Polk County, Florida  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Polk  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date =  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 155.39 |area_land_km2 = 139.85 |area_water_km2 = 15.53 |area_total_sq_mi = 59.99 |area_land_sq_mi = 54.00 |area_water_sq_mi = 6.00  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 4084 |population_density_km2 = 29.20 |population_density_sq_mi = 75.63  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 174 |coordinates = {{coord|27|52|18|N|81|42|54|W|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 33820 |area_code = 863 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 277828<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|277828}}</ref> |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |footnotes = }} '''Alturas''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Polk County, central Florida, United States. Its population was 4,084 as of the 2020 census. Alturas has a post office with ZIP code 33820.<ref name="GR7">{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=November 25, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The main road that runs through Alturas is Polk County Road 665A. Florida State Road 60 runs just north of the community.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |2020= 4084 |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, 2016}}</ref> | align-fn = center }} {{clear|left}}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Alturas had a population of 4,084. The median age was 42.1 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.9 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A01100&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A01100&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A01100&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,453 households in Alturas, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.4% were married-couple households, 18.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,691 housing units, of which 14.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 3,313 || 81.1% |- | Black or African American || 116 || 2.8% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 45 || 1.1% |- | Asian || 10 || 0.2% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 221 || 5.4% |- | Two or more races || 379 || 9.3% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 758 || 18.6% |} ==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Florida Category:Census-designated places in Florida Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida Category:Census-designated places in Polk County, Florida