CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Alton

Illinois · 7,063 residents · 5.32 sq mi

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East Alton is home to 7,063 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,500. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 35%. Households take in $20,949 at the median, 30% less than the US figure. Median rent is $332 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,063

+3%vs 2000

vs 6,830 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(503)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(595)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(395)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(461)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(475)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(934)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(555)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(671)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(752)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(443)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,949

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,404 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,130

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,572 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $410 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.7% in 2000

40.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(6,561)

Black0.9%(64)

Hispanic / Latino1%(70)

Asian0.3%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(7,039)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(37)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(157)

Cuban0.5%(29)

Ancestry

German24.3%(1,381)

English9.9%(565)

Irish9.4%(534)

American8.1%(460)

Italian5.2%(298)

Dutch1.9%(106)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(75)

Scottish1.1%(65)

British1.1%(60)

French Canadian0.9%(53)

Polish0.7%(38)

Subsaharan African0.6%(35)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Ghanaian0.6%(35)

Nigerian0.6%(35)

French0.6%(32)

Welsh0.5%(31)

Greek0.3%(15)

Swedish0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.6%(951)

Married41.4%(995)

Widowed2%(47)

Divorced17%(409)

Women 15+

Never married24.5%(599)

Married43.1%(1,053)

Widowed8.5%(208)

Divorced23.8%(581)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.0%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.3%(57)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.6%(117)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.5%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 329 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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