East Altoona vs Pinecroft

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

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

Pinecroft has the higher population (382 vs 334 in East Altoona). Pinecroft has the higher median household income ($111,875 vs $52,813 in East Altoona). Since 2019, East Altoona's population has grown faster (+135.2% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
Population	334	382
Median age	32.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,813	$111,875
Median home value	—	$245,800
Housing units	213	173
Homeownership rate	84.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
Population	142 → 334 (+135.2%)	539 → 382 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$37,098 → $52,813 (+42.4%)	$121,065 → $111,875 (-7.6%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$269,400 → $245,800 (-8.8%)

East Altoona

Population

142334

Median household income

$37,098$52,813

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Pinecroft

Population

539382

Median household income

$121,065$111,875

Median home value

$269,400$245,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	32.0%	35.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.9%
25 to 34	30.2%	3.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	3.9%	32.2%
55 to 64	26.6%	7.9%
65 to 74	7.2%	1.6%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
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	Pinecroft
No high school diploma	12.3%	2.6%
High school graduate	44.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
Drove alone	100.0%	92.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Altoona	Pinecroft
1-unit, detached	36.6%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
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	Pinecroft
Poverty rate	50.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.81	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1976	1947