Altamont, Illinois
Demographics : Data compiled from the 2000 US Census
Altamont is a city in Effingham county, Illinois with a population of 2283 people, 609 families and 899 total households. The population density was 1,751.6. There were 955 housing units at an average density of 732.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 99.30% Caucasion, 0.09 2.75% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.