Altoona vs Sardis City

A side-by-side comparison of Altoona and Sardis City: population, income, housing, and more.

Altoona and Sardis City are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sardis City has the higher population (1,805 vs 1,211 in Altoona). Sardis City has the higher median household income ($59,632 vs $36,694 in Altoona). Sardis City has the higher median home value ($207,300 vs $137,500 in Altoona).

Population, income & housing

	Altoona	Sardis City
Population	1,211	1,805
Median age	41.0 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$36,694	$59,632
Median home value	$137,500	$207,300
Median gross rent	$389	$830
Housing units	557	763
Homeownership rate	60.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altoona	Sardis City
Population	883 → 1,211 (+37.1%)	1,742 → 1,805 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$32,000 → $36,694 (+14.7%)	$59,643 → $59,632 (-0.0%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $137,500 (+65.1%)	$149,000 → $207,300 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$299 → $389 (+30.1%)	$741 → $830 (+12.0%)

Altoona

Population

8831,211

Median household income

$32,000$36,694

Median home value

$83,300$137,500

Median gross rent

$299$389

Sardis City

Population

1,7421,805

Median household income

$59,643$59,632

Median home value

$149,000$207,300

Median gross rent

$741$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altoona	Sardis City
Under 5	5.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	7.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	22.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	14.5%	13.4%
75 and over	6.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altoona	Sardis City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altoona	Sardis City
No high school diploma	15.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	51.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altoona	Sardis City
Drove alone	93.4%	92.1%
Carpooled	0.7%	1.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	2.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altoona	Sardis City
1-unit, detached	62.1%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Altoona	Sardis City
Poverty rate	24.4%	11.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1975	1985