Population 7,629
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 235.51 mi²
Per capita income $14,222

Cities in Alexander County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 60.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 31.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$22,853
Total number of firms, 2007 383
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 7,629
Households, 2008-2012 3,084
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -7.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 388
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $14,222
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 1.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -8.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 1,107
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 36.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 43.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 235.51 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 8,238
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $58,000
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 111
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $27,248
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.8 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 813
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.49
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 8.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.9 %
Population, 2010 8,238
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 15.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 35.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 59.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.9 %
Housing units, 2013 3,948
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $2,785
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %