Alton vs Koshkonong

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

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

Alton has the higher population (647 vs 210 in Koshkonong). Alton has the higher median household income ($47,606 vs $27,891 in Koshkonong). Alton has the higher median home value ($117,100 vs $62,200 in Koshkonong).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Koshkonong
Population	647	210
Median age	37.2 yrs	18.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,606	$27,891
Median home value	$117,100	$62,200
Median gross rent	$594	$725
Housing units	301	83
Homeownership rate	61.6%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Koshkonong
Population	628 → 647 (+3.0%)	195 → 210 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$19,219 → $47,606 (+147.7%)	$17,500 → $27,891 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $117,100 (+46.4%)	$51,700 → $62,200 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$456 → $594 (+30.3%)	$575 → $725 (+26.1%)

Alton

Population

628647

Median household income

$19,219$47,606

Median home value

$80,000$117,100

Median gross rent

$456$594

Koshkonong

Population

195210

Median household income

$17,500$27,891

Median home value

$51,700$62,200

Median gross rent

$575$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Koshkonong
Under 5	8.2%	11.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	37.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	20.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	7.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	4.3%
75 and over	10.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Koshkonong
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	65.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	31.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Koshkonong
No high school diploma	12.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Koshkonong
Drove alone	75.1%	77.1%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	4.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Koshkonong
1-unit, detached	77.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Koshkonong
Poverty rate	18.2%	47.2%
Average household size	2.09	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1972	1956