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East Alton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Alton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,775. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EAST-ALTON-IL · East Alton, IL 1 ZIPs · 9,775 pop · #19276/25278 · Madison County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,761
  • RANK-LOWER #19276/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Granite City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,775
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $126,500

Nearest income peer: Granite City, IL (+ $3,270 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 East Alton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Alton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, East Alton, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,775
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,761
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 ($56,761 average) · poverty 14.9%. The primary code (62024) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating East Alton as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Kilbourne is the closest lower-income city and Galva the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Alton.

Population concentration

East Alton's single ZIP 62024 carries the town

East Alton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62024 is the entire residential footprint (9,775 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on East Alton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 200 establishments, 4,908 employees , annual payroll $347,160k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62024 (200 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (29) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in East Alton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in East Alton. See the Madison County roll-up →

East Alton sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Granite City, Edwardsville and Collinsville report more, and only Madison reports less. Troy marks the far end of that range at $120,466, 112% above East Alton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62024 9,775 $56,761 200 605
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East 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 East Alton, .