East Alton, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Alton	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$39,235	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$79,790	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,939	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,190	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,535	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,416	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Alton is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in East Alton is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Alton is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Alton is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,188 $79,790 $159,580

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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East Alton median earnings by income bracket

East Alton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.2%	19.2%
Manufacturing sector	24.0%	24.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%	6.1%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holiday Shores, IL	3,157	$152,229	87.2%
Elsah, IL	727	$145,806	79.3%
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Olivette, MO	8,079	$135,345	66.4%
Glen Echo Park, MO	111	$131,986	62.3%
East Alton, IL	6,165	$79,790	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaw Heights, CO	6,165	$109,587	34.7%
Highland, NY	6,165	$115,932	42.5%
Raton, NM	6,164	$49,292	39.4%
Mulvane, KS	6,166	$95,997	18.0%
Saranap, CA	6,163	$197,347	142.6%
East Alton, IL	6,165	$79,790	1.9%

Source: The East Alton, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.