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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Altoona, WI Chippewa Falls, WI (City Center), Chippewa Falls, WI (Lake Wissota), Eau Claire, WI (Brackett), Eau Claire, WI (Chippewa Valley Technical College/Putnam Dr), Eau Claire, WI (Immanuel Lutheran College/U.S. Route 12), Eau Claire, WI (London Rd/Golf Rd), Eau Claire, WI (Seymour), Eau Claire, WI (U.S. Route 12/Rudolph Rd), Eau Claire, WI (U.S. Route 53/Main St), Eau Claire, WI (U.S. Route 53/Route 93)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $147,803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to WI, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Artsy/funky, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some 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: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
ALTOONA School District
1,450 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of WI school districts |
51.8% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
76.5% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ALTOONA HIGH 711 7TH ST W, ALTOONA, WI 54720 (715) 839-6031 |
09-12 |
| ALTOONA MIDDLE 1903 BARTLETT AVE, ALTOONA, WI 54720 (715) 839-6030 |
05-08 |
| PEDERSEN ELEMENTARY 1827 BARTLETT AVE, ALTOONA, WI 54720 (715) 839-6050 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 91.3 | 77.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 3.2 | 10.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 31.8 | 29.3 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,077 | $8,811,000 | 53.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $246 | $356,000 | 2.2 |
| STAFF | $557 | $808,000 | 4.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $307 | $445,000 | 2.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $401 | $581,000 | 3.5 |
| OPERATION | $866 | $1,256,000 | 7.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $206 | $298,000 | 1.8 |
| OTHER | $175 | $254,000 | 1.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,757 | $3,998,000 | 24.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,474 | $3,588,000 | 21.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $11,308 | $16,397,000 | 100.0 |
Altoona EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Altoona WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 27.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Altoona LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 6.3 |
Altoona Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO WI* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  170.79%
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About Altoona
Altoona is a somewhat small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,309 people and just one neighborhood, Altoona is the 105th largest community in Wisconsin.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Altoona is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Altoona is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altoona who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.89%), sales jobs (14.57%), and management occupations (9.83%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Altoona spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.15 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Altoona is a very car-oriented town. 96.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Altoona is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Altoona has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
In Altoona, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Altoona is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Altoona Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Altoona citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.24% of adults in Altoona have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.
The per capita income in Altoona in 2000 was $21,552, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,208 for a family of four.
The people who call Altoona home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Altoona is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Altoona include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, French, and English.
The most common language spoken in Altoona is English.
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