Alton

Population: 25,430
Median household income: $53,005
Median home value: $99,500

Alton is a community in Madison County, Illinois, home to 25,430 residents. The median household income of $53,005 is below the Madison County median ($74,800).

From 2019 to 2023, Alton's population declined 4.5% from 26,640 to 25,430, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $79,900 to $99,500.

The median resident is 38.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,430
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,005
Median home value: $99,500
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 12,513
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,64025,430

Median household income

$40,211$53,005

Median home value

$79,900$99,500

Median gross rent

$773$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,640	$40,211	$79,900	$773
2020	26,490	$43,291	$80,400	$796
2021	25,902	$45,225	$82,000	$824
2022	25,642	$49,439	$93,500	$908
2023	25,430	$53,005	$99,500	$948

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,505	5.9%
5 to 17	4,392	17.3%
18 to 24	1,937	7.6%
25 to 34	3,677	14.5%
35 to 44	3,377	13.3%
45 to 54	3,219	12.7%
55 to 64	2,926	11.5%
65 to 74	2,780	10.9%
75 and over	1,617	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,700	65.7%
Black or African American	6,101	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	289	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.5%
Two or more races	1,505	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	676	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,614	9.2%
High school graduate	5,471	31.1%
Some college or associate's	6,786	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,388	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,337	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,636	76.1%
Carpooled	1,120	9.9%
Public transit	177	1.6%
Walked	251	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	951	8.4%
Other means	206	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,011	38.6%
15 to 29 min	2,923	28.1%
30 to 44 min	1,956	18.8%
45 to 59 min	987	9.5%
60+ min	513	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 24.5% (6,091 of 24,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,696	52.7%
Nonfamily households	5,115	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,811	86.4%
Vacant	1,702	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,178	57.1%
Renter-occupied	4,633	42.9%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,398	75.1%
1-unit, attached	157	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,371	11.0%
5 to 19 units	548	4.4%
20 or more units	780	6.2%
Mobile home & other	259	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1701114
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 1.28 sq mi
Center point: 38.9039, -90.1512