Moving to West Alton, Missouri
Population: 573. Estimated population in July 2024: 732 (+27.7% change)
Males: 312 (54.5%), Females: 261 (45.5%)
St. Charles County
Zip code: 63386
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $36,094
Median house value: $67,200
Population by Race
Races in West Alton:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (37.9%), United States (8.7%), Irish (8.6%), English (6.5%), French (5.4%), Italian (3.7%).
Elevation: 432 feet
Land area: 28.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Alton
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Alton city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -521 (-47.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near West Alton:
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ALTON, IL)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; ALTON, IL)
- SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; ALTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Alton:
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 13 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 33 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Alton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 14 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)
- ST CHARLES (about 20 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: 3SQ)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 22 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: CPS)
Amtrak stations near West Alton:
- 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.
- 17 miles: ST. LOUIS (550 S. 16TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Alton:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 10 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 13 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)