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Business Distribution by Industry in Upper Alton

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Health and medical	9

Upper Alton Facts

Area	28.5 mi²
Population	19,538
Male Population	9,409 (48.2%)
Female Population	10,129 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+18.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-6.9%
Median Age	38.2 years (Male: 36.6, Female: 39.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$60,933 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	38.91144, -90.15066

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Upper Alton Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	16,501	18,832	20,977	21,897	19,538	19,359	18,212
Population Density	580 / mi²	661.9 / mi²	737.3 / mi²	769.6 / mi²	686.7 / mi²	680.4 / mi²	640.1 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Upper Alton Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 6.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Upper Alton	+18.4%	+3.7%	-6.9%
Illinois	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Upper Alton Median Age

Median Age: 38.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Upper Alton	38.2 yrs	39.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Illinois	36.6 yrs	37.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Upper Alton Population Density

Population Density: 687 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Upper Alton	19,538	28.45 sq mi	687 / mi²
Illinois	13 million	57,913.5 sq mi	224 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Upper Alton Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Upper Alton Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$32,661	$35,712	$44,352	$46,117	$49,147	$53,599	$55,522	$60,933
Total GDP	$872.1M	$995.3M	$1.2B	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.6B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Upper Alton CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Upper Alton	357,819 tn	18.31 tn	12,576.7 tons/mi²
Illinois	259,471,379 tn	20 tn	4,480.3 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Upper Alton CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	357,819 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	18.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	12,576.7 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Low (2.4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/1/17	6:07 PM	3.12	80.4 km	16,790 m	16km SW of Vandalia, Illinois	usgs.gov
12/29/03	9:02 AM	3	87.4 km	0 m	18km WSW of Red Bud, Illinois	usgs.gov
8/27/93	12:08 AM	3.3	94.4 km	21,900 m	11km ESE of De Soto, Missouri	usgs.gov
1/29/93	1:56 PM	3.2	98 km	5,000 m	9km NE of Vandalia, Illinois	usgs.gov
3/2/90	7:01 AM	3.4	85.4 km	100 m	13km SSW of Vandalia, Illinois	usgs.gov
8/31/87	5:12 PM	3.3	79.3 km	400 m	8km NE of Marissa, Illinois	usgs.gov
4/26/87	12:56 AM	3.1	76.5 km	5,400 m	7km SSE of Beckemeyer, Illinois	usgs.gov
3/13/87	6:37 PM	3.2	67.2 km	1,100 m	10km SE of Hillsboro, Illinois	usgs.gov
8/26/86	4:41 PM	3.6	72.8 km	5,000 m	7km E of New Athens, Illinois	usgs.gov
5/15/83	5:16 AM	4.3	52.8 km	8,500 m	9km ENE of Highland, Illinois	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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