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Altoona, PA
Demographic Data



Altoona Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Altoona Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

42,788

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
15.8%
18 - 24:
8.4%
25 - 34:
13.9%
35 - 54:
25.2%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
17.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
92.6%
92.6%
19.9%
19.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Altoona
USA
$30,116
$30,116
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Altoona
USA
$50,171
$50,171
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Education
Transportation
Construction
Other
Administration
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Finance
Arts
21.2%
21.2%
15.1%
15.1%
8.9%
8.9%
7.7%
7.7%
7.2%
7.2%
7.0%
7.0%
6.3%
6.3%
5.2%
5.2%
3.8%
3.8%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
89.1%
89.1%
5.5%
5.5%
3.1%
3.1%
1.8%
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
English
Polish
French
Scottish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
European
Pennsylvania German
Welsh
Hungarian
Canadian
Russian
British
Ukrainian
Swedish
Slovak
Lithuanian
33.1%
33.1%
19.0%
19.0%
12.7%
12.7%
7.6%
7.6%
4.8%
4.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Italian
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Chinese
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
97.5%
97.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Altoona Residents

1.3%

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