Alton, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,393 (Urban population: 29,354, Rural population: 39 (all nonfarm))

Alton, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,888 (12,513 occupied: 8,181 owner occupied, 4,332 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Housing density: 888 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $437 (lower quartile is $323, upper quartile is $553)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $458

Median gross rent in Alton, IL in 2007: $597

Housing units in Alton with a mortgage: 4,364 (342 second mortgage, 326 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,934

Alton,IL index of house prices

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

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

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,225 - $123,513

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $104,217
Here: $104,217
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,693
Here: $95,693
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $73,250
Here: $73,250
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $110,925
Here: $110,925
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,765
Here: $143,765
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $27,310
Here: $27,310
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,481

In family households: 23,720 (4,948 male householders, 2,698 female householders)
5,091 spouses, 8,726 children (8,142 natural, 232 adopted, 352 stepchildren), 845 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 246 other relatives, 736 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,761 (2,183 male householders (1,758 living alone)), 2,691 female householders (2,443 living alone)), 887 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 944 (606 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,227 2-persons, 1,839 3-persons, 1,478 4-persons, 694 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,201 1-person, 536 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 23 5-persons.

3,732 married couples with children.
3,105 single-parent households (461 men, 2,644 women).

96.8% of residents of Alton speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 278 (0.9%)
(55.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alton, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 115 4 rooms: 1,398 5 rooms: 2,547 6 rooms: 1,808 7 rooms: 925 8 rooms: 749 9 or more rooms: 593

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton, Illinois:
	1 room: 41 2 rooms: 305 3 rooms: 983 4 rooms: 1,057 5 rooms: 1,068 6 rooms: 629 7 rooms: 145 8 rooms: 75 9 or more rooms: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 434
1990 to 1994: 283
1980 to 1989: 471
1970 to 1979: 1,182
1960 to 1969: 1,271
1950 to 1959: 3,046
1940 to 1949: 2,497
1939 or earlier: 4,624

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alton:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 309 2 bedrooms: 3,164 3 bedrooms: 3,315 4 bedrooms: 1,053 5 or more bedrooms: 327

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alton:
	no bedroom: 88 1 bedroom: 1,396 2 bedrooms: 1,698 3 bedrooms: 957 4 bedrooms: 178 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 554 1 vehicle: 3,033 2 vehicles: 3,134 3 vehicles: 1,124 4 vehicles: 235 5 or more vehicles: 101

Cars and other vehicles available in Alton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 963 1 vehicle: 2,242 2 vehicles: 990 3 vehicles: 115 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Alton, IL:

Less than $10,000: 38
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 73
$20,000 to $24,999: 97
$25,000 to $29,999: 139
$30,000 to $34,999: 153
$35,000 to $39,999: 166
$40,000 to $49,999: 537
$50,000 to $59,999: 657
$60,000 to $69,999: 685
$70,000 to $79,999: 703
$80,000 to $89,999: 697
$90,000 to $99,999: 704
$100,000 to $124,999: 1500
$125,000 to $149,999: 829
$150,000 to $174,999: 268
$175,000 to $199,999: 206
$200,000 to $249,999: 192
$250,000 to $299,999: 97
$300,000 to $399,999: 51
$400,000 to $499,999: 30
$500,000 to $749,999: 25
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Alton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alton:

Less than $100: 176 people
$100 to $149: 116
$150 to $199: 170
$200 to $249: 149
$250 to $299: 231
$300 to $349: 334
$350 to $399: 449
$400 to $449: 434
$450 to $499: 437
$500 to $549: 405
$550 to $599: 347
$600 to $649: 262
$650 to $699: 148
$700 to $749: 99
$750 to $799: 81
$800 to $899: 37
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 275

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 32 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 25 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 43 1965 to 1969: 81

Alton, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.1%
Number of people working at home: 198 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 465
5 to 9 minutes: 2092
10 to 14 minutes: 2411
15 to 19 minutes: 1737
20 to 24 minutes: 1126
25 to 29 minutes: 500
30 to 34 minutes: 1312
35 to 39 minutes: 340
40 to 44 minutes: 554
45 to 59 minutes: 1460
60 to 89 minutes: 392
90 or more minutes: 190

Alton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,394 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,472 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 260 (2%)
Taxi: 74 (1%)
Motorcycle: 32 (0%)
Bicycle: 28 (0%)
Walked: 269 (2%)
Other means: 50 (0%)
Worked at home: 198 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2001
$10,000 to $14,999: 1223
$15,000 to $19,999: 1064
$20,000 to $24,999: 831
$25,000 to $29,999: 898
$30,000 to $34,999: 783
$35,000 to $39,999: 1000
$40,000 to $44,999: 727
$45,000 to $49,999: 666
$50,000 to $59,999: 1002
$60,000 to $74,999: 1099
$75,000 to $99,999: 672
$100,000 to $124,999: 352
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 or more: 90

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7611

German: 4947

United States or American: 2504

Irish: 2150

English: 1590

Italian: 801

French (except Basque): 488

Subsaharan African:: 398

African: 374

European: 339

Dutch: 271

Scotch-Irish: 264

Scottish: 214

Polish: 168

Greek: 123

Swiss: 87

French Canadian: 86

Croatian: 71

Welsh: 71

Czech: 69

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 65

Swedish: 60

Jamaican: 57

British: 53

Norwegian: 43

Arab:: 27

Slovak: 25

Austrian: 25

Icelander: 21

Lebanese: 20

Russian: 19

Hungarian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 17

Ukrainian: 17

Bulgarian: 16

Eastern European: 16

South African: 14

Portuguese: 13

Finnish: 13

Northern European: 12

Slovene: 12

Iranian: 12

Lithuanian: 11

Yugoslavian: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 10

Belgian: 8

West Indian: 8

Slavic: 7

Macedonian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Moroccan: 7

Luxemburger: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (17%)
Korea (15%)
Jamaica (12%)
Mexico (9%)
Greece (5%)
Philippines (4%)
South Africa (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22144
Northeast: 371
Midwest: 4024
South: 2572
West: 899

55% of Alton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 63
5th and 6th grade: 91
7th and 8th grade: 403
9th grade: 189
10th grade: 230
11th grade: 234
12th grade, no diploma: 342
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,951
Less than 1 year of college: 785
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,430
Associate degree: 696
Bachelor's degree: 980
Master's degree: 344
Professional school degree: 165
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 97
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 480
9th grade: 370
10th grade: 321
11th grade: 386
12th grade, no diploma: 374
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,679
Less than 1 year of college: 1,057
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,638
Associate degree: 763
Bachelor's degree: 1,202
Master's degree: 397
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 19.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 29.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 20.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,303
Black householders: $21,818
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,343
Asian householders: $70,629
Some other race householders: $43,367
Two or more races householders: $19,427
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,418

Alton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alton household income for Black householders

Alton household income for Asian householders

Alton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Alton marital status for males

Alton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,890
Black or African American householders: $78,325
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $134,480
Asian householders: $105,189
Some other race householders: $92,566
Two or more races householders: $64,246
Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,380

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,113
One, attached: 311
Two: 1,138
3 or 4: 872
5 to 9: 359
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 97
50 or more: 412
Mobile homes: 535

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,499

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 588

Here:	15.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 189

Here:	11.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 239

Here:	17.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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