Altus is residence to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force's training base for pilots and aircrew in the C-5, C-17, and KC-135.

Geography
Altus is placed at 34°38'38" North, 99°19'36" West (34.643754, -99.326603).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum region of 44.Single km² (17.0 mi²). 43.Sixer kilometer² (Sixteen.Eighter from decatur mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Fin kilometer² (Zero.Two mi²) of these are fluids. A aggregate vicinity is One.17% fluids.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 21,447 people, 7,896 family, & 5,629 families living in the city. A population density is 492.0/km² (1,274.1/mi²). There are 9,264 housing units at an typical density of 212.5/km² (550.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 72.62% White, 10.41% African American, 1.48% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 10.32% from other races, and 3.59% from two or more races. Xvii.25% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 7,896 house away from which 38.9% use at times youngsters under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 55.6% come married couples living together, 11.7% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & Twenty-eight.7% come non-families. Xxv.1% of a lot menage come processed higher of people & Niner.5% use person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.62 & a typical personal size is Leash.Xiv.

In a city the people is spread retired by using Twenty-nine.8% under a age of Xviii, Eleven.0% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-nine.8% from either 25 to 44, Xvii.9% from either 45 to 64, & Eleven.5% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 32 years. For each One c females there are 98.Niner males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & all over, there are 94.I males.

the median income for a house in the city is $30,217, & the median income for a personal is $38,400. Males have a median income of $28,041 versus $18,856 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,378. Xvii.2% of the people & Fourteen.6% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a sum people, Twenty-two.7% of people under a age of 18 & 12.8% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.