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Altona, IL

498 Population
0.9 square miles 530.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±5.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 42.6 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,325 ±$11,867 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $31,878 ±$1,182
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,375 ±$17,015 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $57,030 ±$3,310
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.6% ±3.4% (38  ±21) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 14.6% † 6,599 (±1.6% / ±707)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.8 minutes ±11.1 (4,315  ±1,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 20.4 399,770 (±1.5 / ±31,559)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

196 ±45 Number of households
  • the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 20,972 ±403
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.6 (498  ±163) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 2.2 45,077 (±0 / ±190)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.8% ±11.9% (10  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 5.7% † 552 (±1.8% / ±173)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

249 ±56 Number of housing units
  • the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 23,758 ±93
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$102,000 ±$19,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $111,900 ±$4,687
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.2% ±4.9% (6  ±23.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 10.2% † 4,940 (±1.2% / ±598.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90% ±33.2% (297  ±76.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 89.9% 30,837 (±2.9% / ±1,004.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.2% ±11.9% (70  ±43.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 21% 7,190 (±1.4% / ±485)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6.6% ±2.6% (26  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 7.3% † 2,858 (±0.7% / ±285)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
26 Total veterans ±14 24 Male ±13 2 Female ±4

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