Alton, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 29,414. Population change since 2000: -3.7%

Males: 13,801	(46.9%)
Females: 15,613	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62002.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,235 (it was $31,213 in 2000)

Alton:	$39,235
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,654 (it was $55,400 in 2000)

Alton:	$89,654
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,839; Detached houses: $104,217; Townhouses or other attached units: $95,693; In 2-unit structures: $73,250; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $110,925; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,765; Mobile homes: $27,310
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Races in Alton:

White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
Black (24.7%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Alton: 75.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (12.2%), United States (8.2%), English (7.8%), Italian (3.5%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/10/1877

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 15.6 square miles.

Population density: 1880 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alton

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alton city

Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 13.4%

278 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 90 registered sex offenders living in Alton, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alton to the number of sex offenders is 327 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alton:	1.6% ($909)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Florissant, MO (11.4 miles , pop. 50,497).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (19.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (241.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: East Alton, IL (1.8 miles ), Godfrey, IL (2.0 miles ), West Alton, MO (2.1 miles ), Wood River, IL (2.2 miles ), Rosewood Heights, IL (2.2 miles ), Bethalto, IL (2.5 miles ), Hartford, IL (2.5 miles ), Roxana, IL (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $69,900
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $93,100
1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $113,100
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $140,200
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,400
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,600
2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $101,800
2005: 48 buildings, average cost: $90,200
2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $102,900
2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $125,500

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Latitude: 38.90 N, Longitude: 90.16 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +5,259 (+17.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 5,088 (39.8%)

Area code: 618

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Alton, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -2,706 (-8.2%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	7.5%
Illinois:	5.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (9%)
Construction (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Crime in Alton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	4	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	4
per 100,000	12.9	6.6	6.6	3.3	6.6	10.1	6.7	6.8	13.7
Rapes	20	26	43	47	28	30	49	48	22
per 100,000	64.4	85.3	141.0	154.1	92.7	100.5	164.6	163.1	75.2
Robberies	42	44	65	105	82	58	73	82	55
per 100,000	135.2	144.3	213.1	344.3	271.6	194.4	245.2	278.6	187.9
Assaults	141	173	156	192	220	203	180	203	244
per 100,000	453.8	567.3	511.5	629.6	728.7	680.3	604.6	689.7	833.6
Burglaries	369	390	413	497	559	390	419	369	390
per 100,000	1187.6	1278.9	1354.3	1629.7	1851.6	1306.9	1407.3	1253.7	1332.5
Thefts	1,234	1,417	1,246	1,154	1,213	1,008	1,266	1,119	1,135
per 100,000	3971.4	4646.5	4085.8	3784.1	4017.9	3377.9	4252.0	3801.9	3877.8
Auto thefts	104	102	100	131	144	92	119	123	101
per 100,000	334.7	334.5	327.9	429.6	477.0	308.3	399.7	417.9	345.1
Arson	19	17	20	18	14	5	15	14	7
per 100,000	61.1	55.7	65.6	59.0	46.4	16.8	50.4	47.6	23.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	477.3	540.2	576.6	658.9	643.2	546.2	640.1	638.8	586.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 89 (65 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.21
US city average:	3.00

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Alton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Alton city center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 tornado 12.6 miles away from the city center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Miles Davis - (1926-1991), jazz musician, Craig Hentrich - 2005 NFL player (Tennessee Titans, born: May 18, 1971), Joe Odom - 2005 NFL player (Chicago Bears, born: Dec 14, 1979), Lorenzo Taylor - College basketball player (Western Illinois Leathernecks), Luke Kreamalmeyer - Major League Soccer player (Real Salt Lake, born: Sep 28, 1982), Robert Pershing Wadlow - (1918-1940), tallest man in the world.

Main business address for: ARGOSY GAMING CO (SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES).

Hospitals/medical centers in Alton:

ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE)
ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (4500 COLLEGE AVENUE)
SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (ST ANTHONYS WAY)

Political contributions by individuals in Alton, IL

Airports and Heliports located in Alton:

St Louis Regional Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 922, Itinerant Ops: 26,435, Local Ops: 36,783, Military Ops: 736)
Alton Memorial Hospital Heliport
St Anthony's Hospital Heliport

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Amtrak station:
ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: WWW.ALTON-IL.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alton:

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 14 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 17 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 20 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)

Public high schools in Alton:

Alton High School (Location: 4200 HUMBERT RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Madison Co Educ Therapy Pgm School (Location: 1020 STATE ST; Grades: 5 - 12)
Cntr For Education Oppor School (Location: 1020 MAIN ST; Grades: 6 - 12)

Private high schools in Alton:

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location: 219 EAST 4TH 8T; Grades: 9 - 12)
MISSISSIPPI VLY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 205; Location: 2009 SEMINARY ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
CATHOLIC CHILDREN S HOME SPEC (Students: 100; Location: 1400 STATE STREET; Grades: 1 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alton:

West Elementary School (Location: 1513 STATE ST; Grades: K - 5)
Eunice Smith Elementary School (Location: 2400 HENRY ST; Grades: K - 5)
Lovejoy Elementary School (Location: 1043 TREMONT; Grades: K - 5)
Horace Mann Elementary School (Location: 2708 EDWARDS ST; Grades: 3 - 5)
Motivational Achievemnt Center School (Location: 2512 AMELIA ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Mark Twain Elementary School (Location: 907 MILTON RD; Grades: K - 2)
J B Johnson Elementary School (Location: 1043 TREMONT ST; Grades: K - 2)
East Middle School (Location: 1035 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: 6 - 8)

Private elementary/middle schools in Alton:

ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 203; Location: 536 EAST THIRD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 801 STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
ST MATTHEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 141; Location: 1015 MILTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
WESTMINSTER CHRSTN-RIVER BEND (Students: 20; Location: PO BOX 1127; Grades: 6 - 10)
TODDLE TOWNE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 20; Location: 3839 HUMBERT RD; Grades: KG - KG)

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Library in Alton:

HAYNER P.L.D. (Operating income: $1,987,445; Location: 326 BELLE STREET; 164,726 books; 6,768 audio materials; 9,628 video materials; 368 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Alton: Alton Municipal Golf Course (A), State House Square (B), North Port Industrial Park (C), Spencer T Olin Golf Course (D), Alton City Hall (E), Alton Diocesan Catholic Orphanage (F), Eunice C Smith Rest Home (G), Hayner Public Library (H), Loretta Home For Working Girls (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Alton Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Alton include: Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Alton Pentecostal Church (B), Sanford Avenue Baptist Church (C), Berea Lutheran Church (D), Saint Peter and Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church (E), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (F), Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church (G), Saint Marys Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church (H), Brown Street Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alton National Cemetery (1), Alton State Hospital Cemetery (2), Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), Confederate Cemetery (5), Oakwood Cemetery (6), East Alton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Alton Lake (A), Paridise Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Wood River (A), Shields Branch (B), West Fork Wood River (C), Coal Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Alton include: Wood River Township Park (1), Olin Park (2), Public Square (3), Riverfront Park (4), Riverview Park (5), Rock Springs Park (6), Lovejoy State Memorial (7), Salu Park (8), Seminary Square (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Armed Forces Museum (2 Cut Street) (1), Alton Museum of History & Art Inc (2803 College Avenue) (2), Hawk's Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1430 East Broadway) (3), Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (200 Piasa Street) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: BEALL MANSION Alton- IL (St. Louis- MO) (407 East 12th Street) (1), Days Inn (1900 Homer M Adams Parkway) (2), Beall Mansion (Ip) (407 East 12th Street) (3), Franco's (3800 Homer M Adams Parkway) (4), College Crest Motel (1809 Burling Drive) (5), Comfort Inn Alton (11 Crossroads Court) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Madison County - County Offices- Circuit Court- Area Courts- Alton (1700 East Broadway) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	18.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alton, IL

People in group quarters in Alton

429 people in nursing homes
166 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
112 people in religious group quarters
92 people in homes for the mentally ill
67 people in homes for the mentally retarded
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
8 people in other group homes
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Alton compared to Illinois state average:

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Black race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Alton (2009 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Alton Square Branch, Upper Alton Branch, North Alton Branch. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
The Bank of Edwardsville: Alton Branch at 324 Ridge Street, branch established on 1904-01-01; Alton Northport Branch at 4415 West Center Drive, branch established on 1995-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,245.9 mil, Deposits: $972.6 mil, headquarters in Edwardsville, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Banc Ed Corp., The
Carrollton Bank: Alton Branch at 120 Homer Adams Parkway, branch established on 1996-09-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $731.4 mil, Deposits: $597.5 mil, headquarters in Carrollton, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Cbx Corporation
Liberty Bank: at 2403 Homer Adams Parkway, branch established on 1994-01-24. Info updated 2007-08-24: Bank assets: $261.8 mil, Deposits: $218.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancshares, Inc.
Associated Bank, National Association: Alton Branch at 104 Homer M. Adams Parkway, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $23,843.2 mil, Deposits: $15,191.0 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 303 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
Regions Bank: Alton Facility at 2850 Homer M. Adams Parkway, branch established on 1971-05-12. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Cornerstone Bank & Trust, National Association: Homer Adams Parkway Branch at 200 Homer Adams Parkway, branch established on 1999-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $125.0 mil, Deposits: $105.7 mil, headquarters in Carrollton, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Carlinville National Bank Shares, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Alton, Illinois

Super 8 Motel Alton, 1800 Homes Adams Pkwy, Alton, IL 62202, Phone: (618) 465-8885
Travel Inn, 717 E Broadway, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 462-1011
College Crest Motel, 1809 Burling Dr, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 465-3212
Holiday Inn Alton, 3800 Homer Adams Pkwy, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 462-1220, Fax: (618) 462-0906
Stratford Hotel, 229 Market St, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 465-2700, Fax: (618) 465-8824
Days Inn, 1900 Homer Adams Pkwy, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 463-0800, Fax: (618) 463-4397
Comfort Inn Alton, 11 Crossroads CT, Alton, IL 62002, Phone: (618) 465-9999

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Alton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	32.7%	16.9%	10.6%	8.5%	7.1%
Congregations	8.3%	14.1%	7.6%	5.9%	9.0%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Muslim Estimate	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	3.2%	2.7%	2.0%	13.0%
Congregations	4.5%	8.3%	5.5%	0.7%	36.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	11	$40,248	$43,907	0	$0
Other Government Administration	11	$41,794	$45,593	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	65	$355,883	$65,701	0	$0
Police - Other	25	$82,830	$39,758	9	$6,317
Firefighters	64	$296,946	$55,677	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$3,237	$38,844	0	$0
Streets and Highways	31	$106,053	$41,053	0	$0
Health	2	$6,861	$41,166	0	$0
Sewerage	19	$82,086	$51,844	1	$1,342
Parks and Recreation	22	$77,147	$42,080	50	$18,618
Housing and Community Development(Local)	11	$41,129	$44,868	0	$0
Natural Resources	2	$6,808	$40,848	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	8	$33,121	$49,682	3	$972
Totals for Government	272	$1,174,143	$51,800	63	$27,249

Alton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,178,000
Charges - Sewerage: $2,676,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,008,000

All Other: $82,000
Construction - Police Protection: $6,919,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,623,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $4,915,000
Police Protection: $4,796,000

Fire Protection: $3,874,000

Regular Highways: $2,469,000

Sewerage: $2,404,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,210,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000

Central Staff Services: $1,034,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $830,000

Financial Administration: $368,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,616,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $16,809,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,040,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $21,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,535,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,419,000
Other, NEC: $6,790,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,390,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $736,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,189,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,285,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $610,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,992,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,522,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,349,000
Highways: $869,000

All Other: $500,000
Tax - Property: $3,291,000
Total General Sales: $1,957,000

Public Utilities: $1,621,000

NEC: $437,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,034,000

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.10%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from St. Clair County, IL	0.92% ($36,962 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.51% ($45,525)
from Macoupin County, IL	0.28% ($36,507)

5.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.05%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to St. Clair County, IL	0.94% ($32,037 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.49% ($36,138)
to Macoupin County, IL	0.29% ($38,793)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alton:

KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
WBGZ (1570 AM; 1 kW; ALTON, IL)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alton:

W288AW (105.5 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WFUN-FM (95.5 FM; BETHALTO, IL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFTK-FM1 (97.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Alton:

W50CH (Channel 50; ALTON, IL; Owner: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CENTER)
KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K18BT (Channel 18; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K65FN (Channel 65; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
K59GP (Channel 59; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K38HD (Channel 38; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Alton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 31
Total length: 408 meters (1,339ft)
Total costs: $298,121,000
Total average daily traffic: 359,017
Total average daily truck traffic: 19,002

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 1
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 8
1960-1969: 6
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 6

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 7 full and 4 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	65	$74,817	357	$74,049	409	$81,179	75	$34,673	5	$829,518	152	$60,008	4	$32,612
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	3	$81,327	41	$98,165	74	$97,461	19	$27,355	0	$0	14	$69,809	2	$45,790
APPLICATIONS DENIED	12	$80,099	89	$69,239	400	$84,324	102	$48,435	0	$0	41	$59,925	6	$67,752
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$77,053	40	$77,850	163	$86,516	12	$60,558	1	$611,870	23	$57,530	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$49,000	19	$88,804	48	$82,593	0	$0	0	$0	10	$59,598	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 10 tracts in Alton, IL

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 7 full and 4 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	173	$76,860	60	$89,196	13	$54,646
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	13	$71,637	5	$92,622	2	$56,305
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$84,413	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	5	$85,466	5	$81,730	1	$70,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$85,180	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 197
Hazardous Condition: 182
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Alton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Alton, IL

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