East Alton is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,683 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Alton is the 313th largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small village, East Alton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of East Alton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.35% of adults in East Alton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in East Alton in 2022 was $30,770, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,080 for a family of four. However, East Alton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Alton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Alton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Alton include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in East Alton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.