Altamont vs Auburn

A side-by-side comparison of Altamont and Auburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Altamont has the higher population (525 vs 508 in Auburn). Auburn has the higher median household income ($67,679 vs $45,536 in Altamont). Auburn has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $132,800 in Altamont).

Population, income & housing

	Altamont	Auburn
Population	525	508
Median age	55.3 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,536	$67,679
Median home value	$132,800	$182,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,133
Housing units	340	268
Homeownership rate	88.0%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamont	Auburn
Population	583 → 525 (-9.9%)	564 → 508 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $45,536 (-22.9%)	$45,000 → $67,679 (+50.4%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $132,800 (+67.7%)	$96,700 → $182,300 (+88.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $1,133 (+37.3%)

Altamont

Population

583525

Median household income

$59,028$45,536

Median home value

$79,200$132,800

Auburn

Population

564508

Median household income

$45,000$67,679

Median home value

$96,700$182,300

Median gross rent

$825$1,133

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamont	Auburn
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	10.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	6.9%
75 and over	16.2%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamont	Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamont	Auburn
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamont	Auburn
Drove alone	97.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamont	Auburn
1-unit, detached	75.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	15.9%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Altamont	Auburn
Poverty rate	17.3%	11.0%
Average household size	1.83	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1950	1938