Alpine is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,039 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alpine is the 336th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Alpine was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Alpine economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Alpine, where the median household income is $54,503.00.

Also of interest is that Alpine has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Alpine’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One of the benefits of Alpine is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.75 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Alpine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Alpine is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.27% of adults in Alpine have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Alpine in 2022 was $34,893, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,572 for a family of four. However, Alpine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Alpine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alpine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Alpine, accounting for 49.54% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alpine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alpine include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Alpine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.