ZIP 62024 · East Alton
Who lives in ZIP code 62024 (East Alton, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Alton, IL · Madison County
uszips 2026
People9,493
Median age43.4
Household income$56,761
Home value$131,033
Median rent$895/mo
Poverty14.9%
College degree+20.3%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 684 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,223
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
22.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,651.
Education (adults 25+)
39.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 17.1%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 45.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.9%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.9%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.