Alto Pass vs Jonesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Alto Pass and Jonesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Alto Pass and Jonesboro are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jonesboro has the higher population (1,912 vs 380 in Alto Pass). Alto Pass has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $58,309 in Jonesboro). Jonesboro has the higher median home value ($114,400 vs $106,800 in Alto Pass).

Population, income & housing

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
Population	380	1,912
Median age	45.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$58,309
Median home value	$106,800	$114,400
Median gross rent	$756	$498
Housing units	191	840
Homeownership rate	88.7%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
Population	302 → 380 (+25.8%)	1,855 → 1,912 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $59,583 (+18.7%)	$46,625 → $58,309 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,800 (+28.8%)	$83,600 → $114,400 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $756 (+18.5%)	$567 → $498 (-12.2%)

Alto Pass

Population

302380

Median household income

$50,179$59,583

Median home value

$82,900$106,800

Median gross rent

$638$756

Jonesboro

Population

1,8551,912

Median household income

$46,625$58,309

Median home value

$83,600$114,400

Median gross rent

$567$498

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
Under 5	3.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	19.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	16.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.0%
75 and over	5.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
No high school diploma	8.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	31.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
Drove alone	90.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	2.8%
Other means	0.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
1-unit, detached	80.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Alto Pass	Jonesboro
Poverty rate	5.6%	19.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1971	1960