Moving to Bethalto, Illinois
Population: 9,454. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,660 (+2.2% change)
Males: 4,511 (47.7%), Females: 4,943 (52.3%)
Madison County
Zip code: 62010
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $42,201
Median house value: $78,900
Population by Race
Races in Bethalto:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), Irish (14.8%), United States (13.1%), English (12.4%), Italian (4.3%), French (4.2%).
Elevation: 521 feet
Land area: 6.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bethalto
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bethalto village
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bethalto:
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALTON, IL)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; ALTON, IL)
- SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; ALTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethalto:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 2 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 25 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 30 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethalto:
- ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 22 miles; ST JACOB, IL; Abbreviation: 3K6)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 25 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: CPS)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 26 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)
Amtrak station near Bethalto:
- 7 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethalto:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 14 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 21 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 22 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 25 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
Schools
Public high school in Bethalto:
- CIVIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 894; Location: 200 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bethalto:
- WILBUR TRIMPE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 910 2ND ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PARKSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 600 EAST CENTRAL; Grades: PK – 03)
- BETHALTO EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 309 ALBERS PLACE; Grades: PK – 03)
- BETHALTO WEST INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 201; Location: 101 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Bethalto:
- OUR LADY QUEEN-PEACE SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 618 N PRAIRIE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 625 CHURCH DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Bethalto:
- BETHALTO P.L.D. (Operating income: $347,411; Location: 321 S. PRAIRIE ST.; 32,816 books; 820 audio materials; 1,258 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)