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)