98.0% of residents of East Alton speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
25.5% of residents of East Alton speak English at home.
74.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (5,772)
Foreign born:
35.1% (13)
White - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (83)
Foreign born:
64.9% (24)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (5,739)
Foreign born:
35.1% (13)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (83)
Foreign born:
64.9% (24)
32 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.5%
Illinois:
12.3%
Median age by place of birth - East Alton
Place of birth - East Alton White
Place of birth - East Alton Black or African American
Place of birth - East Alton Asian
Place of birth - East Alton Other race
Place of birth - East Alton White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - East Alton Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - East Alton
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - East Alton
Place of birth by age - East Alton
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 49.6%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 21.0%
Females:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 45.3%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 14.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.6% (36)
Unmarried:
60.4% (55)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.6% (624)
Unmarried:
50.4% (635)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.3%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 11.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 60.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (19)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.9%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 21.2%
Females:
Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 45.5%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 14.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.6% (36)
Unmarried:
60.4% (55)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.6% (624)
Unmarried:
50.4% (635)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 45.8%
Separated: 54.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Ancestries in East Alton
German - 1,612 (23.6%)
Other - 1,034 (15.1%)
Irish - 917 (13.4%)
English - 814 (11.9%)
United States - 731 (10.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 216 (3.2%)
French - 207 (3.0%)
Dutch - 181 (2.7%)
Italian - 179 (2.6%)
Scottish - 107 (1.6%)
Polish - 69 (1.0%)
French Canadian - 55 (0.8%)
Norwegian - 38 (0.6%)
Czech - 32 (0.5%)
Swiss - 30 (0.4%)
Welsh - 29 (0.4%)
Lithuanian - 16 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African - 9 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 5,281 (84.2%)
Black or African American: 83 (77.6%)
Asian: 22 (100.0%)
Other race: 26 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 75 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,248 (84.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 59 (81.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 797 (12.7%)
Black or African American: 17 (15.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 797 (12.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 91 (1.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 78 (1.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 13 (18.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)