Alexander County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Alexander County, Illinois. Population: 5.3K.

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Median Home Price

$83.4K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$43.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$23.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$966

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.16%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$422

Property Tax$80.50

Insurance$34.76

Total Monthly$537

Historical Home Prices

2021

$83.1K

2022

$68.5K

-17.6%%

2023

$66.8K

-2.5%%

2024

$63.9K

-4.3%%

2025

$54.4K

-14.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

23.9

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

63.1%

Black

31.9%

Hispanic

1.3%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

3.4%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

58°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

196

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

49.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 44/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

78°F

Average summer high

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