Altona vs St. Joe

A side-by-side comparison of Altona and St. Joe: population, income, housing, and more.

Altona and St. Joe are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Altona has the higher population (447 vs 420 in St. Joe). Altona has the higher median household income ($64,232 vs $61,875 in St. Joe). Altona has the higher median home value ($111,800 vs $85,400 in St. Joe).

Population, income & housing

	Altona	St. Joe
Population	447	420
Median age	37.4 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,232	$61,875
Median home value	$111,800	$85,400
Median gross rent	$1,075	$700
Housing units	155	178
Homeownership rate	90.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altona	St. Joe
Population	358 → 447 (+24.9%)	481 → 420 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $64,232 (+22.3%)	$57,125 → $61,875 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $111,800 (+41.9%)	$67,000 → $85,400 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,075 (+15.3%)	$536 → $700 (+30.6%)

Altona

Population

358447

Median household income

$52,500$64,232

Median home value

$78,800$111,800

Median gross rent

$932$1,075

St. Joe

Population

481420

Median household income

$57,125$61,875

Median home value

$67,000$85,400

Median gross rent

$536$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altona	St. Joe
Under 5	5.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	19.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	30.6%	5.7%
55 to 64	3.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	9.3%
75 and over	3.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altona	St. Joe
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altona	St. Joe
No high school diploma	9.5%	29.0%
High school graduate	68.6%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altona	St. Joe
Drove alone	86.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altona	St. Joe
1-unit, detached	91.6%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Altona	St. Joe
Poverty rate	3.4%	8.7%
Average household size	3.04	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938