Alton Township is waiting for its first neighbor
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Bachelor’s degree or more: 22 of every 100 adults in Alton Township
10 in 100 workers work from home, against 16 across IL. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −8%. Alton Township is home to about 25,013 people (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 67 in 100 households own their home; locally, 60.
Median age 38 (IL 39).
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Median age: women 39.0, men 36.9.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
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Neighbors next door
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Start the first group in Alton Township
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What Alton Township’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Alton Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Alton Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.