Altona's Livability
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About Altona, IL
Altona, IL is located in Knox County in the state of Illinois.
The total City Population for Altona is about 602 with about 261 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $80,200, which is roughly 49% lower than the Average Home Value of $158,411 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 63% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $66,944, which is roughly 4% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $69,427 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 3% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.48Male Population Estimate: 52%
Female Population Estimate: 48%
Median Age: 39.1
Male Median Age: 45.1
Female Median Age: 44.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:5.1%
Hispanic:3%
Other:1.4%
Indian:0.4%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 46.25%
Libertarian: 1.11%
Green: 0.5%
Other: 0.25%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Altona specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Knox County: About 2.78146 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2020)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Knox County: About 354.787 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Knox County is about 30% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 19% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Altona is about 15.8%.
Illinois is ranked #10 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 70.95 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 61.76The average living wage for the state of Illinois is $32.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Illinois a minimum wage score of 62.16 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.60/hr, which gives Illinois a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 48.44 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Illinois is $232.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.57 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Illinois does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Illinois does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Illinois does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Illinois does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Illinois does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Illinois does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Illinois does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Illinois does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Illinois does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Illinois does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Illinois does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Illinois does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Illinois does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Illinois does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Illinois does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Illinois does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 61414Latitude: 41.115000
Longitude: -90.164800
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 712.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 309