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Alton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Alton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,217

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
18.1%
18 - 24:
6.8%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
24.9%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
17.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.9%
2.9%
89.1%
89.1%
20.1%
20.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Alton
USA
$28,120
$28,120
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Alton
USA
$49,439
$49,439
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

24.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Transportation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Other
Construction
Public Service
Finance
Arts
18.9%
18.9%
13.0%
13.0%
10.3%
10.3%
9.5%
9.5%
7.2%
7.2%
6.0%
6.0%
5.4%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
65.2%
65.2%
24.6%
24.6%
6.7%
6.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
French
European
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Dutch
Russian
Norwegian
Welsh
African
Albanian
Swedish
Eastern European
Croatian
Scandinavian
Romanian
19.6%
19.6%
12.6%
12.6%
8.7%
8.7%
3.2%
3.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
French
Vietnamese
Greek
Polish
African languages
Tagalog
Pacific Island languages
Arabic
Native American languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
96.8%
96.8%
1.1%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Alton Residents

2.0%