East Altoona vs Homewood at Martinsburg

A side-by-side comparison of East Altoona and Homewood at Martinsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

East Altoona and Homewood at Martinsburg are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Altoona has the higher population (334 vs 278 in Homewood at Martinsburg). East Altoona has the higher median household income ($52,813 vs $41,563 in Homewood at Martinsburg). Since 2019, East Altoona's population has grown faster (+135.2% vs -21.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
Population	334	278
Median age	32.2 yrs	84.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,813	$41,563
Median home value	—	$165,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,191
Housing units	213	115
Homeownership rate	84.9%	10.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
Population	142 → 334 (+135.2%)	355 → 278 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$37,098 → $52,813 (+42.4%)	$38,125 → $41,563 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$165,800 → $165,600 (-0.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,050 → $1,191 (+13.4%)

East Altoona

Population

142334

Median household income

$37,098$52,813

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Homewood at Martinsburg

Population

355278

Median household income

$38,125$41,563

Median home value

$165,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,191

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	30.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	26.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	14.4%
75 and over	0.0%	85.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
No high school diploma	12.3%	8.6%
High school graduate	44.5%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	5.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
Drove alone	100.0%	—
Carpooled	0.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
1-unit, detached	36.6%	3.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	40.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	50.4%
Mobile home & other	63.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Altoona	Homewood at Martinsburg
Poverty rate	50.6%	10.3%
Average household size	2.81	1.33
Median year structure built	1976	2000