Bethalto is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,170 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bethalto is the 234th largest community in Illinois.Bethalto is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bethalto is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethalto who work in office and administrative support (16.88%), sales jobs (11.81%), and teaching (9.14%). A relatively large number of people in Bethalto telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In terms of college education, Bethalto is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.78% of adults in Bethalto have a college degree. The per capita income in Bethalto in 2022 was $36,428, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,712 for a family of four. However, Bethalto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bethalto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethalto residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethalto include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bethalto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Polish.
