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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Alhambra, IL Alhambra, IL, Gillespie, IL (Wilsonville/Mount Clare), Highland, IL (City Center), Highland, IL (Marine/Saint Jacob), Litchfield, IL (Butler/Walshville), Mount Olive, IL (Benld/Sawyerville), Mount Olive, IL (City Center), Sorento, IL, Staunton, IL, Worden, IL

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $130,654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IL, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
7,365 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
82.0% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
78.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| COLUMBUS ELEM SCHOOL 315 N KANSAS ST, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-5167 |
03-05 |
| DISTRICT 7 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PO BOX 395, WORDEN, IL 62097 (618) 692-7466 |
09-12 |
| EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 6161 CENTER GROVE RD, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-7100 |
09-12 |
| GLEN CARBON ELEM SCHOOL 141 BIRGER AVE, GLEN CARBON, IL 62034 (618) 692-7460 |
PK-02 |
| HAMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PO BOX 157, HAMEL, IL 62046 (618) 692-7444 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 86.6 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 8.5 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 14.4 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,243 | $31,247,000 | 48.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $495 | $3,642,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $132 | $969,000 | 1.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $300 | $2,208,000 | 3.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $400 | $2,947,000 | 4.5 |
| OPERATION | $819 | $6,035,000 | 9.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $648 | $4,772,000 | 7.4 |
| OTHER | $222 | $1,633,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,015 | $22,206,000 | 34.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,538 | $11,327,000 | 17.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,796 | $64,780,000 | 100.0 |
Alhambra EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Alhambra WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 10.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Alhambra LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.4 |
Alhambra is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,568 people and just one neighborhood, Alhambra is the 543rd largest community in Illinois. Alhambra has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Alhambra is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.4% of the Alhambra workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Alhambra is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alhambra who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.93%), sales jobs (6.86%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.92%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Alhambra is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Alhambra, just 10.88% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.
The per capita income in Alhambra in 2000 was $22,399, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,596 for a family of four.
The people who call Alhambra home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Alhambra is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Alhambra include German, Irish, English, Polish, European, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Alhambra is English.
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