Alton Population and Demographics

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Alton City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Alton Population: 30496 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 14309 46.92% Female 16187 53.08%       Under 5 years 2197 7.2% 5 to 9 years 2182 7.16% 10 to 14 years 2212 7.25% 15 to 19 years 2021 6.63% 20 to 24 years 2029 6.65% 25 to 34 years 4436 14.55% 35 to 44 years 4434 14.54% 45 to 54 years 3666 12.02% 55 to 59 years 1308 4.29% 60 to 64 years 1124 3.69% 65 to 74 years 2221 7.28% 75 to 84 years 1833 6.01% 85 years and over 833 2.73%       Median age (years) 35.4       18 years and over 22643 74.25% Male 10279 33.71% Female 12364 40.54% 21 years and over 21543 70.64% 62 years and over 5541 18.17% 65 years and over 4887 16.03% Male 1744 5.72% Female 3143 10.31%       Race     One race 29974 98.29% White 22056 72.32% Black or African American 7538 24.72% American Indian and Alaska Native 55 0.18% Asian 115 0.38% Asian indian 12 0.04% Chinese 24 0.08% Filipino 18 0.06% Japanese 8 0.03% Korean 17 0.06% Vietnamese 21 0.07% Other Asian 15 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 2 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 207 0.68% Two or more races 522 1.71%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 30496 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 454 1.49% Mexican 283 0.93% Puerto Rican 39 0.13% Cuban 12 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 120 0.39% Not Hispanic or Latino 30042 98.51% White alone 21825 71.57%       Relationship     Total Population 30496 100.00% In households 29554 96.91% Householder 12518 41.05% Spouse 4924 16.15% Child 8927 29.27% Own child under 18 years 6837 22.42% Other relatives 1574 5.16% Under 18 years 791 2.59% Nonrelatives 1611 5.28% Unmarried partner 779 2.55% In group quarters 942 3.09% Institutionalized population 633 2.08% Non-Institutionalized population 309 1.01%       Households by Type     Total Households 12518 100.0 % Family households (families) 7650 61.11% With own children under 18 years 3674 29.35% Married-couple family 4924 39.34% With own children under 18 years 1996 15.95% Female householder, no husband present 2174 17.37% With own children under 18 years 1375 10.98% Non Family households 4868 38.89% Householder living alone 4166 33.28% Householder 65 years and over 1732 13.84%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4122 32.93% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3435 27.44%       Average Household size 2.36 Average family size 3.02       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 13894 100.00% Occupied housing units 12518 90.1% Vacant housing units 1376 9.9% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 0.2% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 12518 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 8184 65.38% Renter-occupied housing units. 4334 34.62%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.42 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.24

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