ZIP 62002 · Alton
Who lives in ZIP code 62002 (Alton, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alton, IL · Madison County
uszips 2026
People29,543
Median age40.4
Household income$61,414
Home value$118,392
Median rent$1,006/mo
Poverty17.8%
College degree+24.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 276 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,801
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,438.
Education (adults 25+)
38.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.0%
- Never married
- 38.4%
- Divorced
- 16.7%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 48.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.7%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.6%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.