East Alton vs Maryville

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

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

Maryville has the higher population (8,280 vs 5,729 in East Alton). Maryville has the higher median household income ($100,813 vs $46,926 in East Alton). Maryville has the higher median home value ($253,100 vs $99,600 in East Alton).

Population, income & housing

	East Alton	Maryville
Population	5,729	8,280
Median age	45.2 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,926	$100,813
Median home value	$99,600	$253,100
Median gross rent	$819	$987
Housing units	3,159	3,497
Homeownership rate	62.5%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Alton	Maryville
Population	6,061 → 5,729 (-5.5%)	7,953 → 8,280 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$44,830 → $46,926 (+4.7%)	$82,561 → $100,813 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $99,600 (+22.8%)	$209,500 → $253,100 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $819 (+6.9%)	$934 → $987 (+5.7%)

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

Maryville

Population

7,9538,280

Median household income

$82,561$100,813

Median home value

$209,500$253,100

Median gross rent

$934$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Alton	Maryville
Under 5	6.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	17.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.4%
75 and over	7.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Alton	Maryville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Alton	Maryville
No high school diploma	12.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.9%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Alton	Maryville
Drove alone	75.2%	71.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	23.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Alton	Maryville
1-unit, detached	84.9%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Alton	Maryville
Poverty rate	14.5%	3.2%
Average household size	2.09	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1955	1997