Alexander County vs Gallatin County

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander County and Gallatin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Alexander County and Gallatin County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alexander County has the higher population (5,042 vs 4,857 in Gallatin County). Gallatin County has the higher median household income ($54,626 vs $43,523 in Alexander County). Gallatin County has the higher median home value ($84,700 vs $58,700 in Alexander County).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
Population	5,042	4,857
Median age	45.8 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,523	$54,626
Median home value	$58,700	$84,700
Median gross rent	$540	$500
Housing units	2,964	2,506
Homeownership rate	77.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
Population	6,260 → 5,042 (-19.5%)	5,064 → 4,857 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $43,523 (+18.2%)	$44,076 → $54,626 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$56,000 → $58,700 (+4.8%)	$73,900 → $84,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $540 (+2.7%)	$439 → $500 (+13.9%)

Alexander County

Population

6,2605,042

Median household income

$36,806$43,523

Median home value

$56,000$58,700

Median gross rent

$526$540

Gallatin County

Population

5,0644,857

Median household income

$44,076$54,626

Median home value

$73,900$84,700

Median gross rent

$439$500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
Under 5	4.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.7%	13.7%
75 and over	9.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	95.3%
Black or African American	31.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
Drove alone	85.4%	90.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Alexander County	Gallatin County
Poverty rate	21.0%	15.6%
Average household size	2.69	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1969	1971