Estimated zip code population in 2019: 3,374 Zip code population in 2010: 3,613 Zip code population in 2000: 3,140
Houses and condos: 1,656 Renter-occupied apartments: 343
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 65606: 76.4 (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).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($400)
Missouri:
0.9% ($1,563)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $466 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $381 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,645
(48.8%)
Females: 1,729
(51.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 65606:
High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 65606:
Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 54.7%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 12.2%
Zip code 65606 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 262 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,070
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 58 (29 now married, 28 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 523 (264 now married, 257 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 65606 with a mortgage: 468 Houses without a mortgage: 539
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $853 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $245
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
20.6%
Whole state:
12.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.1%
Whole state:
7.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 65606: Cane Bluff Access Ramp Canoe Dock (A), Whitten Access (B), Riverton West Picnic Area (C), Turners Mill South Access (D), Greer Mill (E), Bellahs Ford (F), Many Springs (G), Braswell Lookout (H), Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Ozark Regional Field Fire Office Alton (I), Bb Road Volunteer Fire Department (J), Alton Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 65606 include: Pennwood Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Cumberland Church (C), Bailey Church (D), Huddleston Church (E), Oak Forest Church (F), Oak Hill Church (G), Riverton Church (H), Whitten Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hickory Grove Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Dills Cemetery (3), Hollis Cemetery (4), Lance Cemetery (5), Norman Cemetery (6), Bailey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greer Spring Branch (A), Dry Creek (B), Hollow Branch (C), Little Hurricane Creek (D), Many Springs Branch (E), Sanders Branch (F), Walnut Valley Branch (G), Williams Spring Branch (H), Huddleston Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 55 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 463 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 450 1-person, 41 2-persons
399 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (134 men, 105 women).
98.9% of residents of 65606 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 45 (1.4%) (80.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.3%
75%Taiwan
18%Sweden
21%Irish
16%American
6%German
6%English
4%European
3%French
2%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
112010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
33Before 1990
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: 1.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%
42.0%Electricity
30.0%Wood
25.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.4%Utility gas
0.9%No fuel used
0.6%Solar energy
Population in 1990: 3,224.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,132
Northeast: 65
Midwest: 356
South: 484
West: 286
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.
95% of the 65606 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55
Here:
14.6%
Missouri:
13.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Missouri:
11.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Missouri:
26.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
46,876Management occupations
39,461Community and social service occupations
38,620Education, training, and library occupations
36,207Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
32,355Production occupations
30,316Material moving occupations
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 contractsfrom 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)
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)
People in group quarters in 2010:
31 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
12 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
3 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 24. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 62 took place in 2004, and the least - 4 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (49.9%), and Structure Fires (33.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 65606
(48.8%)
(51.2%)
Nearest zip codes: 65690, 65791, 65778, 65438, 63941, 65692.
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 24. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 62 took place in 2004, and the least - 4 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (49.9%), and Structure Fires (33.7%).