Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its National Register listings include Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and German-American Bank. Altus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Altus beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 224 in 1880, 665 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1887 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Altus, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Altus.
Altus’ income of the median household comes in at $48,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. 24% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The average commute for Altus comes to 18 minutes, below both the Arkansas town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Altus | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Ozark School District. 266 students attend Altus’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–7 | Grades 6–7 | 266 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 29° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. 4 crimes were reported in Altus in 2025: 3 property and 1 violent.
Altus is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For adults in Altus, the share who have high blood pressure is 46%. Among adults in the town, 20% report frequent physical distress, against 16% in Arkansas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. In Altus, 31% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 21% smoke cigarettes.
| Altus | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Altus | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.4% | 18.6% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over half of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 44% of Altus’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Altus, 75% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Altus; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Altus residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Where Altus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Altus on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Altus ( AL-tiss) is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. Altus is located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains. The epicenter of the Altus American Viticultural Area (AVA) within Arkansas Wine Country, the city is home to four wineries. Although founded as a coal mining community, the wine industry has driven the Altus economy since the first vineyards were planted in 1872. The population was 758 at the 2010 census, down from 817 at the 2000 census. In 2020, the population was 665 and was estimated as 674 in 2024. Altus was the location for the first season of the television show The Simple Life, starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Altus is…
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Altus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
