East Alton vs Madison

A side-by-side comparison of East Alton and Madison: population, income, housing, and more.

East Alton and Madison are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Alton has the higher population (5,729 vs 2,788 in Madison). East Alton has the higher median household income ($46,926 vs $44,181 in Madison). East Alton has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $51,200 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	East Alton	Madison
Population	5,729	2,788
Median age	45.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,926	$44,181
Median home value	$99,600	$51,200
Median gross rent	$819	$1,010
Housing units	3,159	1,498
Homeownership rate	62.5%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	21.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Alton	Madison
Population	6,061 → 5,729 (-5.5%)	3,338 → 2,788 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$44,830 → $46,926 (+4.7%)	$30,316 → $44,181 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $99,600 (+22.8%)	$44,700 → $51,200 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $819 (+6.9%)	$738 → $1,010 (+36.9%)

East Alton

Population

6,0615,729

Median household income

$44,830$46,926

Median home value

$81,100$99,600

Median gross rent

$766$819

Madison

Population

3,3382,788

Median household income

$30,316$44,181

Median home value

$44,700$51,200

Median gross rent

$738$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Alton	Madison
Under 5	6.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	17.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	24.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.8%
75 and over	7.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Alton	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	29.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	57.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Alton	Madison
No high school diploma	12.4%	17.5%
High school graduate	37.9%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Alton	Madison
Drove alone	75.2%	94.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Alton	Madison
1-unit, detached	84.9%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	East Alton	Madison
Poverty rate	14.5%	30.8%
Average household size	2.09	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1955	1954