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Alton is a township in Madison County, in the Saint Louis metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Alton. For links to other places called Alton, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Alton is 38.903N. The longitude is -90.153W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 509 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 30,496.
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$31,213National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Alton demographic reports
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23% of Alton residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Alton ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alton was $16,817, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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16% of Alton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Alton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $330. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $686.
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Madison County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alton political report.
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The average commute time for Alton workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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