Altamont is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Klamath Falls. All mailing addresses in Altamont are Klamath Falls addresses, although Altamont is outside of the city limits of Klamath Falls.
History
Altamont may have been named after a locally famous trotting horse named Altamont, by a prominent local horseman, Jay Beach.<!----> An Altamont post office was in operation from 1895 to 1902.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Altamont had a population of 20,233. The median age was 38.8 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 8,038 households in Altamont, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.9% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 15,621 || 77.2%
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| Black or African American || 174 || 0.9%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 838 || 4.1%
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| Asian || 197 || 1.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 36 || 0.2%
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| Some other race || 1,218 || 6.0%
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| Two or more races || 2,149 || 10.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3,104 || 15.3%
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2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,603 people, 7,777 households, and 5,420 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 8,315 housing units at an average density of .
The racial makeup of the CDP was:
- 88.65% White
- 0.64% African American
- 3.52% Native American
- 0.77% Asian
- 0.14% Pacific Islander
- 2.82% from other races
- 3.47% from two or more races
6.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,777 households, out of which:
- 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them
- 53.5% were married couples living together
- 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present
- 30.3% were non-families
- 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals
- 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.
The age distribution was:
- 26.7% under the age of 18
- 7.7% from 18 to 24
- 25.8% from 25 to 44
- 22.9% from 45 to 64
- 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older
The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,831, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $31,229 versus $22,495 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,957. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those 65 or over.
Education
Most of the CDP is within the Klamath County School District. A northwestern portion is in the Klamath Falls City School District.
It is in the territory of Klamath Community College.