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Altoona, PA Urban Area

73,070 Population
37 square miles 1,974.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,271 ±$2,150 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$50,885 ±$3,299 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16% ±3.4% (11,081  ±2,407) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.9 minutes ±0.9 (587,160  ±36,081) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

31,097 ±1,547 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.2 (69,106  ±3,058) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.9% ±1.7% (437  ±253) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

34,873 ±1,196 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$141,900 ±$14,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.1% ±3.5% (10,959  ±2,576.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±3.9% (47,769  ±2,783.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.6% ±2.5% (11,710  ±1,378.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.9% ±1.2% (2,090  ±864) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

9.6% ±1.7% (5,647  ±1,009) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,647 Total veterans ±1,009 5,292 Male ±958 355 Female ±233

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