Alton, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	30,496	100.0

Male	14,309	46.9
Female	16,187	53.1

Under 5 years	2,197	7.2
5 to 9 years	2,182	7.2
10 to 14 years	2,212	7.3
15 to 19 years	2,021	6.6
20 to 24 years	2,029	6.7
25 to 34 years	4,436	14.5
35 to 44 years	4,434	14.5
45 to 54 years	3,666	12.0
55 to 59 years	1,308	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,124	3.7
65 to 74 years	2,221	7.3
75 to 84 years	1,833	6.0
85 years and over	833	2.7

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	22,643	74.2
Male	10,279	33.7
Female	12,364	40.5
21 years and over	21,543	70.6
62 years and over	5,541	18.2
65 years and over	4,887	16.0
Male	1,744	5.7
Female	3,143	10.3

RACE
One race	29,974	98.3
White	22,056	72.3
Black or African American	7,538	24.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.2
Asian	115	0.4
Asian Indian	12	0.0
Chinese	24	0.1
Filipino	18	0.1
Japanese	8	0.0
Korean	17	0.1
Vietnamese	21	0.1
Other Asian ¹	15	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	207	0.7
Two or more races	522	1.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	22,505	73.8
Black or African American	7,851	25.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	200	0.7
Asian	194	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Some other race	302	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	30,496	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	454	1.5
Mexican	283	0.9
Puerto Rican	39	0.1
Cuban	12	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	120	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,042	98.5
White alone	21,825	71.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	30,496	100.0
In households	29,554	96.9
Householder	12,518	41.0
Spouse	4,924	16.1
Child	8,927	29.3
Own child under 18 years	6,837	22.4
Other relatives	1,574	5.2
Under 18 years	791	2.6
Nonrelatives	1,611	5.3
Unmarried partner	779	2.6
In group quarters	942	3.1
Institutionalized population	633	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	309	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,518	100.0
Family households (families)	7,650	61.1
With own children under 18 years	3,674	29.3
Married-couple family	4,924	39.3
With own children under 18 years	1,996	15.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,174	17.4
With own children under 18 years	1,375	11.0
Nonfamily households	4,868	38.9
Householder living alone	4,166	33.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,732	13.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,122	32.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,435	27.4

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,894	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,518	90.1
Vacant housing units	1,376	9.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	28	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,518	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,184	65.4
Renter-occupied housing units	4,334	34.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.42	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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