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Alton, IL Urban Area

80,162 Population
59.7 square miles 1,343.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,606 ±$2,444 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,643 ±$5,777 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±2.8% (7,578  ±2,208) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.9 minutes ±1 (793,210  ±44,332) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

35,020 ±1,806 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (78,896  ±3,894) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±2.9% (645  ±537) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

38,043 ±2,038 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$142,300 ±$14,013 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±2.8% (8,848  ±2,260.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.4% ±5.3% (52,796  ±3,950.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.4% ±3.4% (12,773  ±2,014.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

0.9% ±0.6% (678  ±459) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.5% (4,389  ±974) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,389 Total veterans ±974 4,200 Male ±970 189 Female ±157

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