65606 Zip Code (Alton, MO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 3,388
Zip code population in 2010: 3,613
Zip code population in 2000: 3,140

Houses and condos: 1,704
Renter-occupied apartments: 290
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 65606: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 203.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $339 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $367 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 65606:

• High school or higher: 82.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 65606:

• Never married: 22.3%
• Now married: 53.5%
• Separated: 4.4%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 3,416108.8%White
  • 662.1%American Indian
  • 611.9%Two or more races
  • 501.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 100.3%Asian
  • 70.2%Black
  • 20.06%Some other race
  • 10.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 65606, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,167 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,167
State:	$55,896

Salary/wage: $27,217 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$27,217
State:	$46,205

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,252 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,252
Missouri:	$1,559

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,369 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,369
State:	$7,410

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,907 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,907
State:	+$11,579

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,664 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,664
State:	+$11,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,600 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

65606:	$8,600
Missouri:	$14,773

Total itemized deductions: $21,713 (23% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,713
State:	$22,730

Here:	23.4% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,291 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,291
State:	$4,745

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,820 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

65606:	$4,820
State:	$8,399

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,602 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,602
State:	$2,288

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.9%

Here:	66%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 59.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 65606, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,412 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,412
State:	$44,591

Salary/wage: $23,247 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

Here:	$23,247
State:	$38,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.0% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,851 (reported on 33.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,851
Missouri:	$1,801

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $721 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$721
State:	$3,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,845 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,845
State:	+$8,915

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,894 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,894
State:	+$9,793

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,069 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

65606:	$3,069
Missouri:	$2,972

Total itemized deductions: $15,783 (24% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,783
State:	$18,261

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,284 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,284
State:	$3,665

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,208 (reported on 64.4% of returns)

65606:	$3,208
State:	$6,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,866 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,866
State:	$1,728

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.2%

Here:	77%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 65690, 65791, 65778, 65438, 63941, 65692.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 280
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,113

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 59 (31 now married, 27 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 453 (218 now married, 233 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 65606 with a mortgage: 454 (2 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 667

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $768
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $263

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 65606 household income distribution in 2017

• 225Less than $10,000
• 111$10,000 to $14,999
• 105$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 118$25,000 to $29,999
• 176$30,000 to $34,999
• 76$35,000 to $39,999
• 89$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 116$50,000 to $59,999
• 77$60,000 to $74,999
• 78$75,000 to $99,999
• 110$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 65606

• 23Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 53$25,000 to $29,999
• 39$30,000 to $34,999
• 60$35,000 to $39,999
• 109$40,000 to $49,999
• 124$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $69,999
• 38$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 135$90,000 to $99,999
• 118$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$150,000 to $174,999
• 46$175,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 84$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 65606

• 58$150 to $199
• 13$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 36$300 to $349
• 62$350 to $399
• 5$500 to $549
• 17$800 to $899
• 5$2,000 to $2,499
• 63No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $473.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $200,080.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,885
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,949
• Two or more races householders: $458,658
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,981

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $79,281 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,325 - $120,347

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $125,122

Here:	$125,122
State:	$204,558

Mobile homes: $49,894

Here:	$49,894
State:	$68,427

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,229
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 48
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 410

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 65606

• 86.5%1,235Drove a car alone
• 1.5%22Carpooled
• 5.4%77Bus or trolley bus
• 2.7%39Walked
• 2.2%32Other means
• 1.1%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 65606

• 193Less than 5 minutes
• 3685 to 9 minutes
• 14410 to 14 minutes
• 5515 to 19 minutes
• 17720 to 24 minutes
• 8225 to 29 minutes
• 11930 to 34 minutes
• 1035 to 39 minutes
• 10140 to 44 minutes
• 7245 to 59 minutes
• 5260 to 89 minutes
• 2790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,329

• In family households: 2,776 (440 male householders, 448 female householders)

  680 spouses, 942 children (848 natural, 65 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 38 other relatives, 29 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 552 (196 male householders (194 living alone)), 319 female householders (249 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 58 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 552 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 443 1-person, 72 2-persons

306 married couples with children.
302 single-parent households (117 men, 185 women).

100.1% of residents of 65606 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALTON (E HWY 160 in ALTON, MO)

  STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MO0049492, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF ALTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALTON WWTP

• BATES, J. B. (NO STREET ADDRESS in ALTON, MO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0938980, AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS
  

• OZARK FARM CHARCOAL (GREER SPRING COMPANY in ALTON, MO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0062444, AIR MINOR
  Business SIC classification: GUM AND WOOD CHEMICALS
  

• ALTON ELEM. (RTE 2 BOX 2181 in ALTON, MO)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4020075087
  Organizations: ALTON R-IV (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALTON HIGH (RTE 2 BOX 2180 in ALTON, MO)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1050075087
  Organizations: ALTON R-IV (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• HARBOR POINT DEVELOPMENT (1 JAMIE CIRCLE in ALTON, MO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MARINAS
  

• FARROW ENTERPRISES (14400 US HWY 67 in ALTON, MO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%

Population in 1990: 3,224.

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

• This state: 2,093
• Northeast: 85
• Midwest: 350
• South: 447
• West: 312

57% of the 65606 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Missouri.

94% of the 65606 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CENTRAL OZARK MACHINE INC (HWY 19 SOUTH HH in ALTON, MO; small business) : $36,144 in 3 contracts from 1999 to 2005

  $34,501 with Defense Logistics Agency for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 1999-11-19. Completion date: 2000-04-07.
  $1,164 with Army for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  $479, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-17. Completion date: 2004-02-28.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 65606 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	31	72.6 years
John	30	71.9 years
William	27	74.8 years
Mary	25	75.4 years
Robert	20	69.8 years
Charles	17	74.1 years
Dorothy	11	75.7 years
Helen	10	73.4 years
Donald	9	65.3 years
Edna	9	75.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 65606 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	45	76.3 years
Williams	27	77.3 years
Barton	24	74.7 years
Sisco	20	69.2 years
Simpson	17	79.5 years
Smith	16	75.8 years
Holmes	16	75.5 years
Deckard	16	73.6 years
Hollis	14	74.6 years
Blankenship	13	76.1 years

Businesses in zip code 65606
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	1		U-Haul	1
RadioShack	1		U.S. Cellular	1
True Value	1