Alton.
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Illinois·Madison County
11 tracts·23K people·$104K median·1,483/mi²
White 69 · Black 19 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Other 32 · Married couple 30
Health 44 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 11 · Professional 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 23 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Alton is $103,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Alton has 25,279 residents across 9 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 68.7% White, 19.1% Black, 6.7% Multiracial, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
East Elementary School (20%) and West Elementary School (20%) lead the elementary schools; Alton Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (18%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,015/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Alton is $54,568 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Alton, median rent is $1,015/month and the median home value is $103,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Alton reported 9.4 violent crimes and 30.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alton are heat wave (94), tornado (86) and cold wave (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.38g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alton, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).