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Population (2000): 30,496
Land Area (2000): 40.520 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.488 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 27.0186 (-2.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.5186 (25.8) / 88.4186 (31.3)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,214
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,346
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 38 inches

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	30,385	99.87%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	40	0.13%

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Alton Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,879	13,777	1,102	7.41%	74
1991	14,457	13,340	1,117	7.73%	77
1992	14,517	13,293	1,224	8.43%	84
1993	14,553	13,264	1,289	8.86%	88
1994	14,542	13,507	1,035	7.12%	71
1995	14,028	12,927	1,101	7.85%	78
1996	14,144	13,001	1,143	8.08%	81
1997	14,246	13,311	935	6.56%	66
1998	14,038	13,083	955	6.80%	68
1999	13,747	12,919	828	6.02%	60
2000	14,182	13,382	800	5.64%	57
2001	14,098	13,164	934	6.63%	66
2002	13,869	12,837	1,032	7.44%	74
2003	13,783	12,622	1,161	8.43%	84
2004	13,645	12,534	1,111	8.14%	81
2005	13,808	12,796	1,013	7.33%	73
2006	13,920	13,017	904	6.49%	65
2007	14,158	13,136	1,022	7.22%	72
2008	14,181	13,025	1,156	8.15%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,761	13,662	1,099	7.45%	74
Feb 1990	14,822	13,679	1,143	7.71%	77
Mar 1990	14,728	13,680	1,048	7.12%	71
Apr 1990	14,646	13,667	979	6.68%	67
May 1990	14,643	13,711	932	6.36%	64
Jun 1990	14,937	13,886	1,051	7.04%	70
Jul 1990	14,994	13,902	1,092	7.28%	73
Aug 1990	15,044	13,758	1,286	8.55%	85
Sep 1990	15,043	13,893	1,150	7.64%	76
Oct 1990	15,168	13,933	1,235	8.14%	81
Nov 1990	14,950	13,743	1,207	8.07%	81
Dec 1990	14,813	13,811	1,002	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,364	13,226	1,138	7.92%	79
Feb 1991	14,512	13,212	1,300	8.96%	90
Mar 1991	14,429	13,253	1,176	8.15%	82
Apr 1991	14,440	13,336	1,104	7.65%	76
May 1991	14,260	13,266	994	6.97%	70
Jun 1991	14,706	13,434	1,272	8.65%	86
Jul 1991	14,576	13,429	1,147	7.87%	79
Aug 1991	14,389	13,364	1,025	7.12%	71
Sep 1991	14,370	13,399	971	6.76%	68
Oct 1991	14,495	13,434	1,061	7.32%	73
Nov 1991	14,431	13,349	1,082	7.50%	75
Dec 1991	14,507	13,372	1,135	7.82%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,307	12,916	1,391	9.72%	97
Feb 1992	14,388	12,886	1,502	10.44%	104
Mar 1992	14,408	13,042	1,366	9.48%	95
Apr 1992	14,534	13,265	1,269	8.73%	87
May 1992	14,534	13,292	1,242	8.55%	85
Jun 1992	14,948	13,416	1,532	10.25%	102
Jul 1992	14,806	13,498	1,308	8.83%	88
Aug 1992	14,666	13,422	1,244	8.48%	85
Sep 1992	14,518	13,506	1,012	6.97%	70
Oct 1992	14,384	13,536	848	5.90%	59
Nov 1992	14,356	13,415	941	6.55%	66
Dec 1992	14,356	13,322	1,034	7.20%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,086	12,862	1,224	8.69%	87
Feb 1993	14,461	12,869	1,592	11.01%	110
Mar 1993	14,338	12,974	1,364	9.51%	95
Apr 1993	14,456	13,095	1,361	9.41%	94
May 1993	14,660	13,279	1,381	9.42%	94
Jun 1993	14,820	13,438	1,382	9.33%	93
Jul 1993	14,757	13,439	1,318	8.93%	89
Aug 1993	14,782	13,327	1,455	9.84%	98
Sep 1993	14,520	13,415	1,105	7.61%	76
Oct 1993	14,688	13,482	1,206	8.21%	82
Nov 1993	14,461	13,421	1,040	7.19%	72
Dec 1993	14,604	13,561	1,043	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,293	13,121	1,172	8.20%	82
Feb 1994	14,370	13,185	1,185	8.25%	82
Mar 1994	14,310	13,283	1,027	7.18%	72
Apr 1994	14,547	13,495	1,052	7.23%	72
May 1994	14,644	13,548	1,096	7.48%	75
Jun 1994	14,768	13,610	1,158	7.84%	78
Jul 1994	14,753	13,596	1,157	7.84%	78
Aug 1994	14,716	13,600	1,116	7.58%	76
Sep 1994	14,482	13,580	902	6.23%	62
Oct 1994	14,574	13,641	933	6.40%	64
Nov 1994	14,444	13,585	859	5.95%	59
Dec 1994	14,605	13,843	762	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,677	12,781	896	6.55%	66
Feb 1995	13,743	12,784	959	6.98%	70
Mar 1995	13,786	12,886	900	6.53%	65
Apr 1995	13,968	12,955	1,013	7.25%	73
May 1995	13,947	12,941	1,006	7.21%	72
Jun 1995	14,265	13,011	1,254	8.79%	88
Jul 1995	14,307	13,044	1,263	8.83%	88
Aug 1995	14,267	12,934	1,333	9.34%	93
Sep 1995	14,121	12,951	1,170	8.29%	83
Oct 1995	14,241	13,024	1,217	8.55%	85
Nov 1995	14,044	12,921	1,123	8.00%	80
Dec 1995	13,973	12,890	1,083	7.75%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,676	12,553	1,123	8.21%	82
Feb 1996	13,748	12,667	1,081	7.86%	79
Mar 1996	13,951	12,794	1,157	8.29%	83
Apr 1996	14,154	12,924	1,230	8.69%	87
May 1996	14,218	13,012	1,206	8.48%	85
Jun 1996	14,377	13,105	1,272	8.85%	88
Jul 1996	14,420	13,138	1,282	8.89%	89
Aug 1996	14,267	13,101	1,166	8.17%	82
Sep 1996	14,167	13,143	1,024	7.23%	72
Oct 1996	14,325	13,217	1,108	7.73%	77
Nov 1996	14,222	13,194	1,028	7.23%	72
Dec 1996	14,205	13,162	1,043	7.34%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,972	12,905	1,067	7.64%	76
Feb 1997	14,018	12,962	1,056	7.53%	75
Mar 1997	14,100	13,140	960	6.81%	68
Apr 1997	14,160	13,253	907	6.41%	64
May 1997	14,121	13,321	800	5.67%	57
Jun 1997	14,304	13,406	898	6.28%	63
Jul 1997	14,319	13,371	948	6.62%	66
Aug 1997	14,436	13,421	1,015	7.03%	70
Sep 1997	14,353	13,442	911	6.35%	63
Oct 1997	14,398	13,522	876	6.08%	61
Nov 1997	14,375	13,524	851	5.92%	59
Dec 1997	14,391	13,463	928	6.45%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,009	12,910	1,099	7.84%	78
Feb 1998	14,061	12,942	1,119	7.96%	80
Mar 1998	14,035	13,044	991	7.06%	71
Apr 1998	13,917	13,042	875	6.29%	63
May 1998	13,958	13,110	848	6.08%	61
Jun 1998	14,196	13,123	1,073	7.56%	76
Jul 1998	14,009	13,144	865	6.17%	62
Aug 1998	14,056	13,044	1,012	7.20%	72
Sep 1998	14,086	13,176	910	6.46%	65
Oct 1998	14,052	13,162	890	6.33%	63
Nov 1998	14,025	13,149	876	6.25%	62
Dec 1998	14,050	13,153	897	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,516	12,690	826	6.11%	61
Feb 1999	13,580	12,704	876	6.45%	65
Mar 1999	13,560	12,771	789	5.82%	58
Apr 1999	13,700	12,861	839	6.12%	61
May 1999	13,630	12,864	766	5.62%	56
Jun 1999	13,845	12,968	877	6.33%	63
Jul 1999	13,962	13,050	912	6.53%	65
Aug 1999	13,860	12,885	975	7.03%	70
Sep 1999	13,760	12,956	804	5.84%	58
Oct 1999	13,867	13,076	791	5.70%	57
Nov 1999	13,846	13,086	760	5.49%	55
Dec 1999	13,835	13,115	720	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	14,076	13,336	740	5.26%	53
Feb 2000	14,066	13,249	817	5.81%	58
Mar 2000	14,171	13,355	816	5.76%	58
Apr 2000	14,266	13,488	778	5.45%	55
May 2000	14,096	13,381	715	5.07%	51
Jun 2000	14,425	13,539	886	6.14%	61
Jul 2000	14,261	13,323	938	6.58%	66
Aug 2000	14,126	13,263	863	6.11%	61
Sep 2000	14,170	13,312	858	6.06%	61
Oct 2000	14,245	13,475	770	5.41%	54
Nov 2000	14,129	13,440	689	4.88%	49
Dec 2000	14,149	13,418	731	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,946	13,096	850	6.09%	61
Feb 2001	13,995	13,076	919	6.57%	66
Mar 2001	14,002	13,144	858	6.13%	61
Apr 2001	14,106	13,242	864	6.13%	61
May 2001	14,022	13,215	807	5.76%	58
Jun 2001	14,349	13,396	953	6.64%	66
Jul 2001	14,124	13,205	919	6.51%	65
Aug 2001	13,995	12,888	1,107	7.91%	79
Sep 2001	14,119	13,105	1,014	7.18%	72
Oct 2001	14,234	13,223	1,011	7.10%	71
Nov 2001	14,176	13,208	968	6.83%	68
Dec 2001	14,107	13,165	942	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	13,770	12,736	1,034	7.51%	75
Feb 2002	13,798	12,775	1,023	7.41%	74
Mar 2002	13,701	12,744	957	6.98%	70
Apr 2002	13,775	12,805	970	7.04%	70
May 2002	13,727	12,833	894	6.51%	65
Jun 2002	14,080	12,976	1,104	7.84%	78
Jul 2002	13,857	12,778	1,079	7.79%	78
Aug 2002	13,994	12,834	1,160	8.29%	83
Sep 2002	13,990	12,941	1,049	7.50%	75
Oct 2002	13,897	12,899	998	7.18%	72
Nov 2002	13,915	12,862	1,053	7.57%	76
Dec 2002	13,921	12,862	1,059	7.61%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	13,764	12,510	1,254	9.11%	91
Feb 2003	13,815	12,561	1,254	9.08%	91
Mar 2003	13,685	12,574	1,111	8.12%	81
Apr 2003	13,701	12,604	1,097	8.01%	80
May 2003	13,595	12,541	1,054	7.75%	78
Jun 2003	14,029	12,692	1,337	9.53%	95
Jul 2003	13,705	12,533	1,172	8.55%	86
Aug 2003	13,818	12,567	1,251	9.05%	91
Sep 2003	13,809	12,669	1,140	8.26%	83
Oct 2003	13,927	12,799	1,128	8.10%	81
Nov 2003	13,762	12,718	1,044	7.59%	76
Dec 2003	13,785	12,690	1,095	7.94%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	13,573	12,293	1,280	9.43%	94
Feb 2004	13,577	12,317	1,260	9.28%	93
Mar 2004	13,609	12,435	1,174	8.63%	86
Apr 2004	13,568	12,506	1,062	7.83%	78
May 2004	13,603	12,549	1,054	7.75%	77
Jun 2004	13,893	12,668	1,225	8.82%	88
Jul 2004	13,592	12,505	1,087	8.00%	80
Aug 2004	13,705	12,522	1,183	8.63%	86
Sep 2004	13,667	12,618	1,049	7.68%	77
Oct 2004	13,753	12,681	1,072	7.79%	78
Nov 2004	13,605	12,665	940	6.91%	69
Dec 2004	13,596	12,646	950	6.99%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	13,539	12,481	1,058	7.81%	78
Feb 2005	13,443	12,411	1,032	7.68%	77
Mar 2005	13,537	12,553	984	7.27%	73
Apr 2005	13,689	12,698	991	7.24%	72
May 2005	13,711	12,752	959	6.99%	70
Jun 2005	14,034	12,960	1,074	7.65%	77
Jul 2005	13,892	12,836	1,056	7.60%	76
Aug 2005	14,004	12,937	1,067	7.62%	76
Sep 2005	13,969	12,936	1,033	7.39%	74
Oct 2005	14,034	13,013	1,021	7.28%	73
Nov 2005	13,880	12,915	965	6.95%	70
Dec 2005	13,966	13,054	912	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,724	12,718	1,006	7.33%	73
Feb 2006	13,785	12,730	1,055	7.65%	77
Mar 2006	13,824	12,810	1,014	7.34%	73
Apr 2006	13,690	12,874	816	5.96%	60
May 2006	13,756	12,940	816	5.93%	59
Jun 2006	14,059	13,112	947	6.74%	67
Jul 2006	13,925	12,956	969	6.96%	70
Aug 2006	14,051	13,067	984	7.00%	70
Sep 2006	14,036	13,191	845	6.02%	60
Oct 2006	14,114	13,286	828	5.87%	59
Nov 2006	14,055	13,287	768	5.46%	55
Dec 2006	14,026	13,231	795	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	13,881	12,893	988	7.12%	71
Feb 2007	13,938	12,896	1,042	7.48%	75
Mar 2007	14,058	13,039	1,019	7.25%	72
Apr 2007	14,063	13,122	941	6.69%	67
May 2007	14,104	13,171	933	6.62%	66
Jun 2007	14,289	13,326	963	6.74%	67
Jul 2007	14,229	13,130	1,099	7.72%	77
Aug 2007	14,265	13,090	1,175	8.24%	82
Sep 2007	14,335	13,257	1,078	7.52%	75
Oct 2007	14,355	13,315	1,040	7.24%	72
Nov 2007	14,213	13,220	993	6.99%	70
Dec 2007	14,164	13,171	993	7.01%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	13,909	12,778	1,131	8.13%	81
Feb 2008	13,989	12,941	1,048	7.49%	75
Mar 2008	14,166	13,149	1,017	7.18%	72
Apr 2008	14,239	13,353	886	6.22%	62
May 2008	14,215	13,210	1,005	7.07%	71
Jun 2008	14,428	13,164	1,264	8.76%	88
Jul 2008	14,300	12,916	1,384	9.68%	97
Aug 2008	14,224	12,807	1,417	9.96%	100
Sep 2008	14,157	12,906	1,251	8.84%	88
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Alton Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Manufactuing	566	8.77%
2.	Construction	496	7.69%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	395	6.12%
4.	Health Care	309	4.79%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	300	4.65%
6.	Educational Services	297	4.60%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	286	4.43%
8.	Public Administration	263	4.07%
9.	Other Transportation	216	3.35%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	213	3.30%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	177	2.74%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	172	2.67%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	151	2.34%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	143	2.22%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	139	2.15%
16.	Finance and Insurance	126	1.95%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	118	1.83%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	115	1.78%
19.	Truck Transportation	112	1.74%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	105	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,576	23.92%
2.	Educational Services	781	11.85%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	579	8.79%
4.	Finance and Insurance	363	5.51%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	320	4.86%
6.	Social Assistance	300	4.55%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	263	3.99%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	196	2.97%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	190	2.88%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	173	2.63%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	169	2.56%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	142	2.15%
13.	Public Administration	128	1.94%
14.	Other Direct Selling Estab	91	1.38%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	81	1.23%
16.	Other Transportation	76	1.15%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	75	1.14%
18.	Construction	68	1.03%
19.	Food Manufacturing	54	0.82%
20.	Other Health and Personal Care Store	50	0.76%

Alton Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	367	5.69%
2.	Other Production Occupations	345	5.35%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	344	5.33%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	278	4.31%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	273	4.23%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	271	4.20%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	239	3.70%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	216	3.35%
9.	Other Material Moving Workers	210	3.25%
10.	Other Management Occupations	198	3.07%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	185	2.87%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	180	2.79%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	168	2.60%
14.	Computer Specialists	160	2.48%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	155	2.40%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	117	1.81%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	114	1.77%
18.	Other Protective Service Workers	108	1.67%
19.	Carpenters	106	1.64%
20.	Construction Laborers	97	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	439	6.66%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	419	6.36%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	321	4.87%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	307	4.66%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	305	4.63%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	288	4.37%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	281	4.26%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	267	4.05%
9.	Registered Nurses	246	3.73%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	225	3.41%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	194	2.94%
12.	Cashiers	193	2.93%
13.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	184	2.79%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	180	2.73%
15.	Other Production Occupations	158	2.40%
16.	Child Care Workers	152	2.31%
17.	Other Management Occupations	151	2.29%
18.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	141	2.14%
19.	Other Healthcare Support	121	1.84%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	115	1.75%

Alton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,708	50.07%
15-35 hours	2,820	12.06%
1-14 hours	668	2.86%
No regular hours	8,187	35.01%

Alton Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	390	3.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM	387	3.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	603	4.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,159	9.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,278	10.16%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,428	11.35%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,209	17.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,121	8.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	618	4.91%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	488	3.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	252	2.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	97	0.77%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,094	8.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,455	11.57%

Alton Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	465	3.70%
5-9	2,092	16.63%
10-14	2,411	19.17%
15-19	1,737	13.81%
20-24	1,126	8.95%
25-29	500	3.97%
30-34	1,312	10.43%
35-39	340	2.70%
40-44	554	4.40%
45-59	1,460	11.61%
60-89	392	3.12%
At least 90	190	1.51%

Alton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	137	1.09%	8,194	65.14%
30-44	135	1.07%	2,071	16.46%
45-59	26	0.21%	1,434	11.40%
At least 60	36	0.29%	546	4.34%

Alton Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	28	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,472	11.52%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,394	81.35%
Motorcycle	32	0.25%
Other	50	0.39%
Public transportation	334	2.61%
Walked	269	2.11%
Worked at home	198	1.55%

Alton Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Alton Family Information Back to top
: 12,520 (29,481 people)
: 7,646 (22,984 people)
: 2,366
: 15,569
Alton Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,001	15.98%
$10,000-$14,999	1,223	9.77%
$15,000-$19,999	1,064	8.50%
$20,000-$24,999	831	6.64%
$25,000-$29,999	898	7.17%
$30,000-$34,999	783	6.25%
$35,000-$39,999	1,000	7.99%
$40,000-$44,999	727	5.81%
$45,000-$49,999	666	5.32%
$50,000-$59,999	1,002	8.00%
$60,000-$74,999	1,099	8.78%
$75,000-$99,999	672	5.37%
$100,000-$124,999	352	2.81%
$125,000-$149,999	72	0.58%
$150,000-$199,999	40	0.32%
$200,000 or more	90	0.72%

Alton Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,166	33.28%
Family, 2 people	3,291	26.29%
Nonfamily, 2 people	578	4.62%
Family, 3 people	1,894	15.13%
Nonfamily, 3 people	78	0.62%
Family, 4 people	1,411	11.27%
Nonfamily, 4 people	33	0.26%
Family, 5 people	674	5.38%
Nonfamily, 5 people	10	0.08%
Family, 6 people	239	1.91%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	141	1.13%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Alton Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,132	27.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,945	12.08%
Public Assistance	696	2.13%
Retirement	2,425	7.43%
Self Employment	819	2.51%
Social Security	3,882	11.89%
Supplemental Security	906	2.78%
Wage / Salary	8,957	27.44%
Other	1,884	5.77%

Alton Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,813	56.41%
With children under 18	2,174	43.59%

Alton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,326	12.25%
Married	5,613	51.86%
Never Married	3,444	31.82%
Widowed	441	4.07%

Alton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,867	14.32%
Married	5,828	44.70%
Never Married	3,467	26.59%
Widowed	1,876	14.39%

Alton Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Alton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,340	5.93%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,983	13.20%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,555	33.44%
Some college, no degree	5,729	25.36%
Associate degree	1,597	7.07%
Bachelors degree	2,350	10.40%
Graduate or professional degree	1,039	4.60%

Alton Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	465	1.52%	234	0.77%	699	2.29%
Kindergarten	320	1.05%	95	0.31%	415	1.36%
Grades 1-4	1,525	5.00%	317	1.04%	1,842	6.04%
Grades 5-8	1,585	5.20%	271	0.89%	1,856	6.09%
Grades 9-12	1,402	4.60%	189	0.62%	1,591	5.22%
Undergrad college	1,162	3.81%	239	0.78%	1,401	4.59%
Graduate or professional school	291	0.95%	103	0.34%	394	1.29%
Total	6,750	22.13%	1,448	4.75%	8,198	26.88%

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Alton Business Information Back to top
: $75,228,000
: $515,752,000
: $50,349,000

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Alton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	24,063	81.30%
Below Poverty Level	5,533	18.70%

Alton Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$295	$193	$2	$0	$10	$54	$361	$354	$379	$0
1952	$312	$205	$66	$0	$12	$57	$447	$371	$379	$0
1953	$345	$216	$94	$0	$12	$51	$502	$544	$260	$0
1954	$363	$237	$65	$0	$14	$61	$503	$447	$530	$418
1955	$365	$263	$120	$0	$14	$100	$599	$536	$745	$416
1956	$702	$328	$374	$0	$15	$216	$1,307	$655	$635	$487
1957	$636	$510	$92	$0	$21	$105	$854	$620	$613	$408
1958	$706	$600	$64	$0	$24	$144	$938	$836	$451	$474
1959	$695	$515	$185	$0	$25	$193	$1,098	$864	$454	$433
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$1,092	$720	$288	$0	$46	$936	$2,362	$1,304	$6,489	$4,957
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,278	$1,104	$1,331	$0	$46	$1,085	$3,740	$1,795	$5,959	$5,299
1971	$1,342	$1,159	$1,397	$0	$46	$1,140	$3,925	$1,884	$6,256	$5,545
1972	$1,572	$1,552	$802	$0	$113	$1,104	$3,591	$2,030	$5,695	$5,297
1973	$1,375	$1,660	$1,359	$0	$113	$1,432	$4,279	$2,356	$5,619	$5,666
1974	$1,523	$1,815	$1,483	$0	$113	$1,334	$4,453	$2,406	$5,424	$5,809
1975	$1,551	$1,937	$3,664	$0	$113	$1,327	$6,655	$3,105	$15,702	$5,977
1976	$1,840	$2,168	$1,634	$0	$113	$2,729	$6,316	$3,249	$24,510	$5,895
1977	$1,931	$2,256	$1,728	$0	$0	$1,871	$5,530	$3,662	$41,920	$5,038
1978	$1,859	$2,345	$1,914	$0	$0	$2,256	$6,029	$4,059	$48,845	$20,489
1979	$2,403	$2,792	$2,116	$0	$0	$4,211	$8,730	$4,170	$55,986	$28,507
1980	$1,876	$3,237	$2,575	$0	$0	$5,132	$9,583	$4,612	$85,340	$58,514
1981	$1,859	$3,277	$2,876	$0	$0	$8,979	$13,714	$5,111	$83,019	$43,530
1982	$1,861	$3,602	$2,746	$0	$0	$5,968	$10,575	$5,611	$56,615	$42,454
1983	$2,137	$3,676	$2,595	$0	$0	$5,185	$9,917	$5,663	$55,785	$40,742
1984	$2,270	$3,954	$2,486	$0	$0	$3,904	$8,660	$5,517	$64,919	$52,102
1985	$2,426	$4,941	$2,634	$0	$0	$8,858	$13,918	$6,783	$61,457	$49,502
1986	$2,886	$5,515	$2,528	$0	$0	$6,942	$12,356	$6,973	$58,125	$42,026
1987	$3,218	$2,580	$4,236	$0	$0	$7,955	$15,409	$7,258	$54,786	$46,384
1988	$2,667	$6,050	$2,534	$0	$0	$9,432	$14,633	$7,560	$51,509	$51,012
1989	$2,822	$6,220	$2,385	$0	$0	$8,264	$13,471	$7,910	$47,967	$46,560
1990	$2,927	$6,485	$3,050	$0	$0	$6,752	$12,729	$8,869	$59,094	$56,850
1991	$2,940	$6,293	$3,417	$0	$0	$8,471	$14,828	$9,619	$55,260	$52,550
1992	$3,117	$6,672	$7,870	$0	$0	$12,111	$23,098	$10,377	$57,614	$57,883
1993	$2,503	$1,823	$13,965	$0	$0	$7,455	$23,923	$9,639	$49,539	$50,010
1994	$2,445	$1,780	$18,649	$0	$0	$9,217	$30,311	$10,534	$45,399	$58,017
1995	$3,144	$1,490	$20,225	$0	$0	$7,636	$31,005	$9,431	$41,483	$49,170
1996	$3,350	$1,574	$20,964	$0	$0	$7,665	$31,979	$9,638	$42,769	$47,373
1997	$3,632	$1,572	$15,215	$0	$0	$7,955	$26,802	$10,269	$40,022	$46,006
1998	$4,189	$3,022	$14,541	$0	$0	$9,335	$28,065	$13,367	$34,956	$42,736
1999	$4,189	$3,225	$17,124	$0	$0	$9,173	$30,486	$13,512	$30,922	$40,384
2000	$3,404	$4,007	$16,621	$0	$0	$8,745	$28,770	$12,781	$28,225	$39,864
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$3,291	$4,015	$17,718	$0	$0	$8,240	$29,249	$13,034	$32,744	$38,692

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$53	$37	$1	$156	$67	$680
1951	$242	$0	$6	$0	$21	$97	$680
1952	$0	$55	$16	$1	$127	$58	$628
1952	$249	$0	$8	$0	$27	$87	$628
1953	$0	$56	$10	$1	$292	$60	$808
1953	$260	$0	$4	$0	$29	$96	$808
1954	$0	$69	$9	$0	$103	$68	$699
1954	$305	$0	$4	$0	$31	$110	$699
1955	$0	$30	$20	$4	$263	$109	$993
1955	$343	$0	$18	$0	$36	$170	$993
1956	$0	$93	$32	$5	$406	$180	$1,446
1956	$371	$0	$20	$0	$33	$306	$1,446
1957	$0	$129	$68	$0	$415	$177	$1,457
1957	$405	$0	$15	$0	$40	$208	$1,457
1958	$0	$110	$34	$1	$208	$203	$1,400
1958	$476	$0	$12	$0	$41	$315	$1,400
1959	$0	$124	$0	$1	$510	$200	$1,706
1959	$521	$0	$13	$0	$40	$297	$1,706
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$195	$1	$12	$583	$213	$2,763
1967	$761	$9	$206	$0	$90	$693	$2,763
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$223	$52	$0	$908	$331	$3,790
1970	$1,071	$0	$198	$0	$90	$917	$3,790
1971	$0	$235	$55	$0	$954	$348	$3,975
1971	$1,124	$0	$207	$0	$90	$962	$3,975
1972	$0	$262	$36	$115	$877	$338	$4,988
1972	$1,523	$0	$164	$0	$148	$1,525	$4,988
1973	$0	$270	$91	$22	$954	$371	$5,340
1973	$1,726	$0	$208	$0	$148	$1,550	$5,340
1974	$0	$310	$72	$35	$660	$750	$5,409
1974	$1,832	$0	$208	$0	$148	$1,394	$5,409
1975	$0	$342	$58	$4,035	$1,018	$581	$13,457
1975	$2,052	$0	$295	$0	$148	$4,928	$13,457
1976	$0	$352	$53	$18	$937	$493	$7,224
1976	$1,980	$0	$1,724	$0	$148	$1,519	$7,224
1977	$0	$378	$100	$9,199	$964	$563	$21,834
1977	$2,371	$0	$1,195	$0	$0	$7,064	$21,834
1978	$0	$432	$87	$48	$1,200	$670	$8,765
1978	$2,621	$0	$2,024	$0	$0	$1,683	$8,765
1979	$0	$407	$75	$15	$1,933	$662	$10,302
1979	$2,698	$0	$2,421	$0	$0	$2,091	$10,302
1980	$0	$424	$78	$19	$1,218	$1,151	$11,514
1980	$3,079	$0	$3,156	$0	$0	$2,389	$11,514
1981	$0	$453	$76	$62	$818	$993	$14,352
1981	$3,247	$0	$5,120	$0	$0	$3,583	$14,352
1982	$0	$511	$80	$429	$914	$1,525	$14,159
1982	$3,471	$0	$3,836	$0	$0	$3,393	$14,159
1983	$0	$530	$92	$58	$1,960	$1,232	$13,782
1983	$3,633	$0	$2,908	$0	$0	$3,369	$13,782
1984	$0	$610	$106	$86	$1,285	$1,067	$16,359
1984	$3,981	$111	$5,000	$0	$0	$4,113	$16,359
1985	$0	$703	$97	$84	$1,515	$1,202	$17,614
1985	$4,604	$139	$4,669	$0	$0	$4,601	$17,614
1986	$0	$741	$96	$77	$1,472	$1,025	$17,838
1986	$4,604	$116	$4,016	$0	$0	$5,691	$17,838
1987	$0	$661	$139	$12	$1,372	$1,244	$17,671
1987	$4,722	$0	$4,030	$0	$0	$5,491	$17,671
1988	$0	$703	$123	$12	$1,702	$3,465	$18,221
1988	$4,717	$54	$3,774	$0	$0	$3,671	$18,221
1989	$0	$693	$110	$84	$1,508	$3,696	$20,901
1989	$5,236	$0	$4,770	$0	$0	$4,804	$20,901
1990	$0	$749	$145	$65	$1,490	$3,157	$18,665
1990	$5,496	$0	$3,972	$0	$0	$3,591	$18,665
1991	$0	$902	$230	$92	$2,191	$2,100	$20,563
1991	$6,463	$0	$4,568	$0	$0	$4,017	$20,563
1992	$0	$993	$240	$101	$2,360	$2,266	$22,174
1992	$7,032	$0	$4,549	$0	$0	$4,633	$22,174
1993	$0	$990	$215	$126	$2,424	$1,274	$21,498
1993	$5,834	$0	$4,101	$0	$0	$6,534	$21,498
1994	$0	$1,165	$254	$149	$2,910	$1,519	$25,985
1994	$6,896	$0	$4,313	$0	$0	$8,779	$25,985
1995	$0	$1,150	$250	$150	$2,518	$2,111	$22,887
1995	$6,418	$0	$3,632	$0	$0	$6,658	$22,887
1996	$0	$1,136	$256	$153	$2,427	$2,157	$27,239
1996	$6,965	$0	$3,712	$0	$0	$10,433	$27,239
1997	$0	$1,167	$0	$82	$2,817	$2,764	$25,716
1997	$7,138	$0	$3,289	$0	$0	$8,459	$25,716
1998	$0	$1,425	$0	$119	$2,955	$2,674	$26,914
1998	$8,765	$0	$2,628	$0	$0	$8,348	$26,914
1999	$0	$1,335	$810	$112	$3,603	$3,815	$29,132
1999	$8,020	$0	$2,269	$0	$0	$9,168	$29,132
2000	$0	$1,212	$95	$0	$2,450	$3,008	$28,240
2000	$10,000	$0	$2,091	$0	$0	$9,384	$28,240
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,012	$0	$0	$2,469	$2,210	$36,376
2002	$15,589	$0	$2,616	$0	$0	$11,480	$36,376

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Alton Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	23	63
2005	24	65
2006	24	65
2007	24	66

Alton Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Alton Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,379	14.36%
10-19 Years	4,233	13.88%
20-29 Years	4,432	14.53%
30-39 Years	4,257	13.96%
40-49 Years	4,185	13.72%
50-59 Years	2,999	9.83%
60-69 Years	2,224	7.29%
70-79 Years	2,215	7.26%
80-89 Years	1,251	4.10%
90+ Years	321	1.05%

Alton Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	14,309	46.92%
Female	16,187	53.08%

Alton Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	21,825	71.57%
African-American	7,504	24.61%
Multiracial	467	1.53%
Hispanic/Latino	454	1.49%
Asian	112	0.37%
Other Race	79	0.26%
Amerindian	53	0.17%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Alton Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	6,716	32.24%
2.	Irish	3,704	17.78%
3.	United States Or American	2,504	12.02%
4.	English	2,390	11.47%
5.	Italian	1,055	5.07%
6.	French Non-Basque	811	3.89%
7.	Dutch	460	2.21%
8.	Scotch Irish	385	1.85%
9.	African	374	1.80%
10.	European	360	1.73%

Alton Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	27,420	96.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	444	1.57%
3.	German	205	0.72%
4.	French	75	0.26%
5.	Italian	56	0.20%
6.	Korean	41	0.14%
7.	Japanese	30	0.11%
8.	Tagalog	15	0.05%
9.	Greek	11	0.04%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	7	0.02%

Alton Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	30,147	99.09%
Naturalized immigrant	154	0.51%
Not a citizen	124	0.41%

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