Illinois

Alexander County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
62.7%
African
35.1%
Other
2.2%

Compared with Illinois and the United States

Alexander Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricAlexander CountyIllinoisUnited States
Non-Hispanic White62.7%56.7%58%
Black or African American35.1%13.7%—
Hispanic1%19.9%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%0.1%—
Indian0%2.6%—
East Asian0%1.9%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Alexander County next to Illinois and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricAlexander CountyIllinoisUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—100.0 (+0.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—93.9 (−6.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$47,043$83,390$80,734
Median home value$59,800$263,300$332,700
Home price to income1.3×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$656/mo$1,274/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income16.7%18.3%21.0%