Housing data for Alto Pass, IL

Alto Pass, IL has an estimated 343 residents and 183 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Union County.

12.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $769 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
343 (±151)
Housing units
183 (±62)
Households that rent
12.3%
Median gross rent
$769
Residents since 2015–2019
+13.6%

What stands out in Alto Pass

Households that rent: 12.3% (±9.0 points) in Alto Pass, lower than in Union County (22.6%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.2% (±7.2 points) in Alto Pass, lower than in Union County (15.8%).

Housing in Alto Pass at a glance

  • Median rent: $769 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 12.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $55,556 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $121,300 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,181 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,367 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 67.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 62.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 26.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 49.3% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 26.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +13.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 7.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Alto Pass against Union County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Alto PassUnion CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents343 (±151)16,997 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units183 (±62)7,851 (±34)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent12.3% (±9.0 points)22.6% (±2.8 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$769 (±$143)$648 (±$52)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$55,556 (±$10,691)$55,728 (±$5,408)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$121,300 (±$72,142)$131,700 (±$11,589)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,367 (±$482)$1,712 (±$150)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198062.8% (±19.5 points)59.3% (±5.6 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute26.4 minutes (±5.8)24.4 minutes (±1.7)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband65.9% (±12.9 points)72.6% (±3.2 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents46.7 years (±7.3)44.3 years (±0.5)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Alto Pass covers 2.1 square miles of land, about 161 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Alto Pass has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents302 (±89)343 (±151)+13.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units151 (±43)183 (±62)+21.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$82,900 (±$16,966)$121,300 (±$72,142)+46.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$50,179 (±$12,047)$55,556 (±$10,691)+10.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,098 (±$153)$1,181 (±$838)+7.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,129 (±$234)$1,367 (±$482)+21.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent6.1% (±7.1 points)12.3% (±9.0 points)+6.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate30.0% (±43.4 points)26.1% (±34.2 points)−3.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Places near Alto Pass

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cobden4.5 mi—$98,30030.4%
Pomona Township5.1 mi—$166,50015.5%
Makanda5.5 mi$954$242,60018.1%
Makanda Township7.4 mi$925$215,90030.9%
Jonesboro9.0 mi$688$106,40022.7%
Anna9.0 mi$615$134,30041.2%
Grand Tower Township9.9 mi$682$51,60032.9%
Murphysboro Township11 mi$693$108,70040.6%

Places in Illinois most like Alto Pass

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Payson Township$754$139,500$62,04112.6%
Fayetteville$850$95,200$59,58314.3%
Albany$724$148,800$62,85710.9%
Kinmundy Township$661$96,700$58,21415.1%
Vance Township$783$146,700$62,50016.7%
Fillmore Consolidated Township$663$102,600$53,05618.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Alto Pass, fiscal year 2027

Union County, IL, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$648$711$930$1,146$1,292

HUD income limits for Alto Pass, fiscal year 2026

Union County, IL, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,850$31,400$50,250
2 people$21,640$35,900$57,400
3 people$27,320$40,400$64,600
4 people$33,000$44,850$71,750
5 people$38,680$48,450$77,500
6 people$44,360$52,050$83,250
7 people$50,040$55,650$89,000
8 people$55,720$59,250$94,750

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Union County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,500.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alto Pass

How much are property taxes in Alto Pass?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Alto Pass, IL is $1,367 (±$482) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Alto Pass growing?

In Alto Pass, the number of residents went from 302 in 2015–2019 to 343 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Alto Pass village, Illinois (place:01205, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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