East Alton is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,683 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Alton is the 313th largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Alton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Alton is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Alton who work in sales jobs (16.54%), food service (13.02%), and management occupations (9.73%). A relatively large number of people in East Alton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. East Alton is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of East Alton rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.35% of adults 25 and older in East Alton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in East Alton in 2022 was $30,770, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,080 for a family of four. However, East Alton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Alton include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in East Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
