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Bethalto, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Bethalto is a Census village of 9,239 people across 7.59 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $64,775, 80.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethalto
What Bethalto is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area7.59 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,217
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethalto
How many people live in Bethalto
- Population9,239
- Median age40.8
- Population under 181,896
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,119
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent
- Households4,098
- Family households2,434
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethalto
Income and work in Bethalto
- Median household income$64,775
- Per capita income$36,311
- Civilian labor force4,693
- Employed4,503
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over6,332
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethalto
Housing in Bethalto
- Housing units4,509
- Occupied units4,098
- Vacant units411 plus or minus 178
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied3,282
- Renter occupied816 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate80.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$981
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units3,648
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more802 plus or minus 216
- Share in buildings of two or more17.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bethalto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,950
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,031 plus or minus 262
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,257 plus or minus 317
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home12.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethalto
SBA loans in Bethalto (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,975,500
- Average approval$329,250
- Median approval$102,500
- Largest approval$1,296,000
- Jobs supported117
- Jobs per approval19.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethalto, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethalto
SBA loans in Bethalto (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$485,000
- Average approval$242,500
- Median approval$242,500
- Largest approval$362,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethalto, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethalto
Flood risk in Bethalto
- NFIP communityVillage of Bethalto
- NFIP community number170438
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/02/80
The Village of Bethalto participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170438 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Bethalto
Madison County context, not Bethalto figures
- Establishments in Madison County5,659
- Covered employment, Madison County105,166
- Average annual pay, Madison County$57,153
- Housing units permitted, Madison County366
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethalto.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bethalto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethalto, Illinois?
9,239, in 4,098 households. Bethalto village covers 7.59 square miles of land, which is 1,217 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethalto in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bethalto?
$64,775. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,900. Median gross rent is $981 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethalto businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $102,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $485,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethalto, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bethalto borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bethalto. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bethalto in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethalto appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethalto, village of, community 170438, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bethalto figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bethalto.
Is zoning published for Bethalto?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.