Altoona

Population: 1,211
Median household income: $36,694
Median home value: $137,500

Altoona, a community in Etowah County, Alabama, has 1,211 residents. At $36,694, its median household income sits below Etowah County's $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, Altoona's population grew 37.1% from 883 to 1,211, while its median home value rose 65.1% from $83,300 to $137,500.

62.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,211
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,694
Median home value: $137,500
Median gross rent: $389
Housing units: 557
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8831,211

Median household income

$32,000$36,694

Median home value

$83,300$137,500

Median gross rent

$299$389

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	883	$32,000	$83,300	$299
2020	1,250	$31,961	$118,200	$338
2021	1,444	$40,000	$92,200	$369
2022	1,358	$38,750	$111,900	$382
2023	1,211	$36,694	$137,500	$389

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 177.5%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4422.7%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	5.0%
5 to 17	91	7.5%
18 to 24	62	5.1%
25 to 34	144	11.9%
35 to 44	275	22.7%
45 to 54	192	15.9%
55 to 64	137	11.3%
65 to 74	176	14.5%
75 and over	74	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,119	92.4%
Black or African American	15	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	15.0%
High school graduate	512	51.3%
Some college or associate's	238	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	88	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone93.4%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	511	93.4%
Carpooled	4	0.7%
Public transit	2	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	3.5%
Other means	11	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	14.0%
15 to 29 min	296	56.1%
30 to 44 min	79	15.0%
45 to 59 min	29	5.5%
60+ min	50	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 24.4% (287 of 1,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	300	65.1%
Nonfamily households	161	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	461	82.8%
Vacant	96	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	60.7%
Renter-occupied	181	39.3%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	346	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	7.0%
5 to 19 units	76	13.6%
20 or more units	13	2.3%
Mobile home & other	83	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0101660
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.0400, -86.3052