Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.12 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Altus doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Altus are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.91% of adults in Altus having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Altus in 2022 was $29,702, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,808 for a family of four. However, Altus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Altus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Altus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Altus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Altus include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Altus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
