Altamont vs Sheppton

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

Altamont and Sheppton 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 498 in Sheppton). Sheppton has the higher median household income ($57,778 vs $45,536 in Altamont). Altamont has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $105,800 in Sheppton).

Population, income & housing

	Altamont	Sheppton
Population	525	498
Median age	55.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,536	$57,778
Median home value	$132,800	$105,800
Housing units	340	176
Homeownership rate	88.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamont	Sheppton
Population	583 → 525 (-9.9%)	222 → 498 (+124.3%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $45,536 (-22.9%)	$41,389 → $57,778 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $132,800 (+67.7%)	$93,000 → $105,800 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$705 → $735 (+4.3%)

Altamont

Population

583525

Median household income

$59,028$45,536

Median home value

$79,200$132,800

Sheppton

Population

222498

Median household income

$41,389$57,778

Median home value

$93,000$105,800

Median gross rent

$705$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamont	Sheppton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	36.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	3.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	22.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.4%
55 to 64	18.9%	6.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.6%
75 and over	16.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamont	Sheppton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamont	Sheppton
No high school diploma	4.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	48.6%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamont	Sheppton
Drove alone	97.0%	66.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	22.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamont	Sheppton
1-unit, detached	75.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	15.9%	24.4%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Altamont	Sheppton
Poverty rate	17.3%	54.4%
Average household size	1.83	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1950	1938