Bethalto is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,213 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bethalto is the 234th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bethalto is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethalto is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethalto who work in office and administrative support (16.95%), sales jobs (10.86%), and teaching (8.43%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Bethalto is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.31% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bethalto in 2022 was $35,421, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,684 for a family of four. However, Bethalto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bethalto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethalto residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethalto include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Bethalto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Polish.
