Altamont vs Gilberton

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

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

Gilberton has the higher population (608 vs 525 in Altamont). Gilberton has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $45,536 in Altamont). Altamont has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $35,600 in Gilberton).

Population, income & housing

	Altamont	Gilberton
Population	525	608
Median age	55.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,536	$60,417
Median home value	$132,800	$35,600
Housing units	340	421
Homeownership rate	88.0%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamont	Gilberton
Population	583 → 525 (-9.9%)	652 → 608 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $45,536 (-22.9%)	$42,171 → $60,417 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $132,800 (+67.7%)	$31,900 → $35,600 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $767 (+13.6%)

Altamont

Population

583525

Median household income

$59,028$45,536

Median home value

$79,200$132,800

Gilberton

Population

652608

Median household income

$42,171$60,417

Median home value

$31,900$35,600

Median gross rent

$675$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamont	Gilberton
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	10.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	2.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	4.9%
55 to 64	18.9%	18.9%
65 to 74	15.8%	16.4%
75 and over	16.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamont	Gilberton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamont	Gilberton
No high school diploma	4.2%	19.4%
High school graduate	48.6%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamont	Gilberton
Drove alone	97.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamont	Gilberton
1-unit, detached	75.6%	29.9%
1-unit, attached	15.9%	55.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Altamont	Gilberton
Poverty rate	17.3%	10.4%
Average household size	1.83	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1950	1938