East Altoona vs Newburg

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

East Altoona and Newburg 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 283 in Newburg). Newburg has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $52,813 in East Altoona). Since 2019, East Altoona's population has grown faster (+135.2% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Altoona	Newburg
Population	334	283
Median age	32.2 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,813	$56,250
Median home value	—	$83,000
Housing units	213	126
Homeownership rate	84.9%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Altoona	Newburg
Population	142 → 334 (+135.2%)	273 → 283 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$37,098 → $52,813 (+42.4%)	$39,612 → $56,250 (+42.0%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$86,700 → $83,000 (-4.3%)

East Altoona

Population

142334

Median household income

$37,098$52,813

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Newburg

Population

273283

Median household income

$39,612$56,250

Median home value

$86,700$83,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Altoona	Newburg
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.0%	9.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	30.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	3.9%	16.6%
55 to 64	26.6%	6.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	18.7%
75 and over	0.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Altoona	Newburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
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	Newburg
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	44.5%	67.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Altoona	Newburg
Drove alone	100.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Altoona	Newburg
1-unit, detached	36.6%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Altoona	Newburg
Poverty rate	50.6%	8.5%
Average household size	2.81	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	1976	1938