Language Spoken At Home in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,746 | 100% |
English only | 25,168 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 578 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 140 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 240 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 231 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 57 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 86 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 21 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,868 | 100% |
American | 1,337 | 4.8% |
Arab | 87 | 0.3% |
Czech | 146 | 0.5% |
Danish | 51 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 436 | 1.6% |
English | 2,638 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 780 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.1% |
German | 6,945 | 24.9% |
Greek | 84 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,430 | 12.3% |
Italian | 1,186 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 46 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 108 | 0.4% |
Polish | 317 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 21 | 0.1% |
Russian | 33 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 300 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 316 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 175 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 197 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 48 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 91 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,410 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,741 | 59.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,213 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,060 | 35.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,605 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 682 | 6.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 389 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,999 | 17.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,219 | 10.7% |
Nonfamily households | 4,669 | 40.9% |
Householder living alone | 3,748 | 32.8% |
65 years and over | 1,205 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,711 | 32.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,684 | 23.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 27,230 | 100% |
Householder | 11,410 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 4,084 | 15.0% |
Child | 8,252 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 1,669 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,815 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 972 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,781 | 100% |
Never married | 3,508 | 35.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,275 | 43.7% |
Separated | 289 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 204 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,505 | 15.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,568 | 100% |
Never married | 3,916 | 33.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,300 | 37.2% |
Separated | 215 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,229 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 1,908 | 16.5% |
Fertility in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 419 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 202 | 48.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 569 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 232 | 40.8% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 6.9% |
1 or 2 years | 57 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 6.2% |
5 or more years | 101 | 17.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 232 | 100% |
Who are female | 174 | 75.0% |
Who are married | 131 | 56.5% |
School Enrollment in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,520 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 650 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten | 571 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,483 | 46.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,186 | 15.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,630 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,935 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 587 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,486 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,716 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 5,142 | 28.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,717 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,070 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,217 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.3% |
Veteran Status in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,379 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,132 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,466 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,782 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 7,448 | 100% |
With a disability | 477 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 16,495 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,911 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 3,523 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,394 | 39.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,486 | 100% |
Same house | 23,547 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,891 | 14.2% |
Same county | 2,762 | 10.0% |
Different county | 1,129 | 4.1% |
Same state | 710 | 2.6% |
Different state | 419 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 48 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,868 | 100% |
Native | 27,453 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 27,333 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 20,676 | 74.2% |
Different state | 6,657 | 23.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 120 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 415 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 415 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 249 | 60.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 166 | 40.0% |
Year of Entry in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 535 | 100% |
Native | 120 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 120 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 415 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 407 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 415 | 100% |
Europe | 177 | 42.7% |
Asia | 146 | 35.2% |
Africa | 10 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 9 | 2.2% |
Latin America | 61 | 14.7% |
Northern America | 12 | 2.9% |