Alton, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
25,279
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38
1.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21%
14.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,568
2.95% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$103,700
4.22% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,604
0.0689% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Alton, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Alton, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alton, IL are CALC Institute of Technology (37 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Alton, IL was $103,700, and the homeownership rate was 59.9%.

Most people in Alton, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Alton, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Alton, IL is home to a population of 25.3k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.61% of Alton, IL residents were born outside of the country (661 people).

In 2024, there were 3.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.4k people) in Alton, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.63k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Alton, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alton, IL was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alton, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    17.4k ± 874
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.84k ± 748
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.63k ± 409
3.01%
Hispanic Population
760 people

In 2024, there were 3.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.4k people) in Alton, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.63k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.01% of the people in Alton, IL are hispanic (760 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alton, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.61%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
661 people
2.34%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
595 people

As of 2024, 2.61% of Alton, IL residents (661 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alton, IL was 2.34%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    497 ± 126
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    308 ± 116
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    300 ± 112

Alton, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alton, IL employs 11.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alton, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,159 people), Retail Trade (1,774 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,036 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,333), and Manufacturing ($62,311).

Employment

Occupations

11.6k
2024 Value
± 784
−0.0689%
1 Year decline
± 9.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alton, IL declined at a rate of −0.0689%, from 11.6k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alton, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,179 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,076 people), and Management Occupations (1,025 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alton, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.6k
2024 Value
± 784
−0.0689%
1 Year decline
± 9.61%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alton, IL declined at a rate of −0.0689%, from 11.6k employees to 11.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alton, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,159 people), Retail Trade (1,774 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,036 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alton, IL, though some of these residents may live in Alton, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,789
Median earning men ± $4,129
$35,909
Median earning women ± $2,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,898), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,181), and Public Administration ($70,985).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($63,239), Public Administration ($57,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,639).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Alton, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Alton, IL awarded 37 degrees. The student population of Alton, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 61 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alton, IL are White (22 and 59.5%), Black or African American (12 and 32.4%), Two or More Races (2 and 5.41%), and Asian (1 and 2.7%).

The largest universities in Alton, IL by number of degrees awarded are CALC Institute of Technology (37 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Alton, IL are Medical Assistant (28 and 75.7%), General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science (6 and 16.2%), and Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications (3 and 8.11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 63 students enrolled in Alton, IL, 3.17% men and 96.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 39 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
    3 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Alton, IL was Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications with 3 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Alton, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
CALC Institute of Technology
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
37 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was CALC Institute of Technology with 37 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alton, IL, which is 0.121 times less than the 33 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 22 degrees mean that there were 1.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 12 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alton, IL was $103,700 in 2024, which is 0.312 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,500 to $103,700, a 4.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Alton, IL is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alton, IL have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alton, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$103,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,876
$6,419
Median Property Taxes
±$539

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alton, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alton, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

59.9%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.9% of the housing units in Alton, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,568
Median Household Income
± $4,656
10.7k
Number of Households
± 689

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.7k households in Alton, IL grew to $54,568 from the previous year's value of $53,005.

The following chart displays the households in Alton, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alton, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.8%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.7%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Alton, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (9.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alton, IL have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Alton, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alton, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alton, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alton, IL (5.2k out of 24.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alton, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.2% of the population of Alton, IL has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 30.3% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.82%
Uninsured
38.8%
Employer Coverage
30.3%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
1.62%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alton, IL grew by 7.27% from 6.36% to 6.82%.

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