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Alton Illinois Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Alton Illinois Real Estate

Alton, Illinois, is located in Madison County, 9 miles NE of Florissant, Missouri and 223 miles W of Indianapolis, Indiana. Alton has a population of 30,496.

Alton Homes

Alton properties pool is 12,513 residential properties including Alton new homes. Median age of real estate in Alton is 1949. Average Household size is 3.02 people. 4% are one bedroom homes, 39% are 2 bedroom homes, 41% are 3 bedroom homes, 13% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Alton Mortgage Statistics

Alton mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Alton USA
Homes With No Mortgage 40%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 60%
70%
First Mortgage Only 51%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 9%
16%

Alton Area Real Estate Tax

Alton Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $909 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 37,910. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Alton School District: Children make up 25.8% of Alton population. Alton has 7,853 under 18 years old residents, or 0.61 kids per one worker, or 0.63 kids per one household.

Alton Real Estate & Alton Homeownership

There are 4254.42 or 34% one person households, 3879.03 or 31% two person households, and 2002.08 or 16% three person households in Alton, Illinois. Median residents age is 35.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,887 or 16%% of Alton population.

There are 12,777 workers (over 16 years of age) in Alton. Of these, 92.87% drive to work. Approximately 2.61% of workers in Alton take public transportation. An estimated 2.11% walk to work.

Median Alton homeowner's housing expences are 16.3%

Crime in Alton (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Alton USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
NaN
47.5
Robberies
NaN
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
NaN
29.5
Property Crimes
NaN
358.8
Burglaries
NaN
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
NaN
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
NaN
43.3

Invest in Alton Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Alton Illinois area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Alton USA
Near Medium City
Florissant, Missouri
-
Near Large City
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Alton Zip Codes
62002
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Alton Area Codes
618
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White population
72.32%
75.1%
African-American population
24.72%
12.3%
Asian
0.38%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.18%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
1.49%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 37,910%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
18.14%
12.4%

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