Alton, Illinois
Demographics : Data compiled from the 2000 US Census
Alton is a city in Madison county, Illinois with a population of 30496 people, 7650 families and 12518 total households. The population density was 1,949.3. There were 13894 housing units at an average density of 888.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 72.32% Caucasion, 24.72 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.