65606 Zip Code (Alton, MO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,440
Zip code population in 2010: 3,613
Zip code population in 2000: 3,140

Houses and condos: 1,247
Renter-occupied apartments: 294
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 65606: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $615 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $791 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 65606:

• High school or higher: 83.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 0.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 65606:

• Never married: 16.6%
• Now married: 59.5%
• Separated: 2.7%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 2,31494.9%White
  • 461.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 411.7%Two or more races
  • 190.8%Asian
  • 120.5%American Indian
  • 60.2%Black
  • 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 65606, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,740 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,740
State:	$68,151

Salary/wage: $34,765 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,765
State:	$56,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1287.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3412.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6645.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10132.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14562.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,067 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,067
Missouri:	$1,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.2% for AGIs below $25k, 46.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 122.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,264 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,264
State:	$10,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $25k, 33.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 230.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,820 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,820
State:	+$18,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs below $25k, 30.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1307.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,973 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,973
State:	+$12,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.6% for AGIs below $25k, 183.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 267.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,886 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

65606:	$12,886
Missouri:	$19,719

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.6% for AGIs below $25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 441.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,665 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,665
State:	$2,315

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.6% for AGIs below $25k, 118.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.1%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

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: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 185
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 834

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 41 (39 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 490 (292 now married, 195 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 65606 with a mortgage: 315 (19 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $758
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $387

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 65606 household income distribution in 2022

• 62Less than $10,000
• 117$10,000 to $14,999
• 33$15,000 to $19,999
• 69$20,000 to $24,999
• 95$25,000 to $29,999
• 49$30,000 to $34,999
• 33$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $44,999
• 102$45,000 to $49,999
• 125$50,000 to $59,999
• 87$60,000 to $74,999
• 140$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 65606

• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 31$70,000 to $79,999
• 32$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 107$100,000 to $124,999
• 76$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $174,999
• 67$175,000 to $199,999
• 52$200,000 to $249,999
• 107$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 65606

• 11Less than $100
• 7$150 to $199
• 1$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 27$350 to $399
• 68$400 to $449
• 13$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 7$650 to $699
• 8$750 to $799
• 66$900 to $999
• 74No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $838.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $414,525.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,358
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $134,101
• Two or more races householders: $831,738
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $233,897

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $143,769 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,881 - $220,351

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $185,230

Here:	$185,230
State:	$278,068

Mobile homes: $119,914

Here:	$119,914
State:	$95,912

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,004
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 11
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 178

Unemployment: 0.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 65606

• 66.5%621Drove a car alone
• 11.9%111Carpooled
• 1.1%10Bus or trolley bus
• 23.2%217Worked at home

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

• 67Less than 5 minutes
• 1645 to 9 minutes
• 10510 to 14 minutes
• 11215 to 19 minutes
• 7120 to 24 minutes
• 2925 to 29 minutes
• 5130 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 6645 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 3890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,440

• Male householders: 548 (170 living alone), Female householders: 470 (202 living alone)

• 510 spouses (498 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 609 children (562 natural, 22 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 110 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 58 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 43 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 371 1-person, 4 2-persons

469 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (20 men, 44 women).

97.1% of residents of 65606 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

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: 5.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 3,224.

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

• This state: 1,640
• Northeast: 25
• Midwest: 169
• South: 412
• West: 169

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.

93% of the 65606 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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)

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 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 reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.9%), and Structure Fires (33.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 65606
• 20049.9%Outside Fires
• 13533.7%Structure Fires
• 4411.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 225.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 65606, Missouri

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