Alton, MO
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alton, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,613. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALTON-MO · Alton, MO 1 ZIPs · 3,613 pop · #21119/25278 · Oregon County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,909
- RANK-BOTTOM #21119/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Thayer
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,613
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $118,800
Nearest income peer: Thayer, MO ( $9,439 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Alton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Myrtle · lowest
Myrtle · lowest
$23,669 median HH income
- Koshkonong · near
Koshkonong · near
$40,357 median HH income
- Thayer · near
Thayer · near
$42,470 median HH income
- Alton · this city · highest
Alton · this city · highest
$51,909 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alton, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,613
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,909
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,909 average) · poverty 13.4%. The primary code (65606) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alton as a pure owner town.
Within Missouri, Edwards is the closest lower-income city and Steele the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alton.
Population concentration
Alton's single ZIP 65606 carries the town
Alton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 65606 is the entire residential footprint (3,613 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alton
Citywide ZBP: 48 establishments, 497 employees , annual payroll $15,960k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 65606 (48 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (14) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .
ZIP Codes in Alton, MO
These ZIP codes sit in Oregon County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alton. See the Oregon County roll-up →
No other city sharing Oregon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alton. Thayer, Koshkonong and Myrtle sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Myrtle marks the far end of that range at $23,669, 54% below Alton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65606 | 3,613 | $51,909 | 48 | 7 |
Alton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alton, .