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Bethalto, IL

9,239 Population
7.6 square miles 1,217.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,311 ±$2,627 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $45,864 ±$341
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,775 ±$7,328 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $80,196 ±$701
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.3% ±3.8% (1,131  ±347) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.5% 288,411 (±0.3% / ±7,791)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.1 minutes ±1.8 (91,150  ±11,612) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 24.9 29,218,560 (±0.2 / ±265,717)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,098 ±189 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,160,386 ±3,136
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (9,207  ±35) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,388 (±0 / ±453)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.8% ±4.1% (149  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 4.9% 31,839 (±0.2% / ±1,447)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,509 ±240 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,273,302 ±326
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$168,900 ±$13,812 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $244,800 ±$1,415
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±3.9% (1,069  ±357.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.4% 316,977 (±0.3% / ±7,177.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.1% ±7.5% (5,960  ±552.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.6% 1,840,791 (±0.5% / ±10,454.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.5% ±4.6% (1,928  ±303.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 38.2% 750,935 (±0.3% / ±6,330)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 80 percent 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

0.6% ±0.5% (55  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5.2% 146,100
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±1.4% (310  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.1% 155,770 (±0.1% / ±2,618)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
310 Total veterans ±102 302 Male ±101 8 Female ±16

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