Altoona

Population: 43,508
Median household income: $50,171
Median home value: $113,600

Altoona is a community in Blair County, Pennsylvania, home to 43,508 residents. At $50,171, its median household income sits below Blair County's $60,594.

From 2019 to 2023, Altoona's population declined 1.1% from 43,987 to 43,508, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $88,500 to $113,600.

Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,508
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,171
Median home value: $113,600
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 20,983
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,98743,508

Median household income

$41,403$50,171

Median home value

$88,500$113,600

Median gross rent

$697$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,987	$41,403	$88,500	$697
2020	43,669	$42,244	$92,900	$701
2021	44,114	$46,010	$95,500	$712
2022	43,821	$50,435	$110,700	$795
2023	43,508	$50,171	$113,600	$789

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,496	5.7%
5 to 17	6,863	15.8%
18 to 24	3,656	8.4%
25 to 34	6,063	13.9%
35 to 44	5,301	12.2%
45 to 54	5,643	13.0%
55 to 64	5,955	13.7%
65 to 74	4,364	10.0%
75 and over	3,167	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,746	89.1%
Black or African American	1,329	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	227	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.1%
Two or more races	2,333	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	766	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,258	7.4%
High school graduate	15,202	49.9%
Some college or associate's	6,972	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,520	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,541	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,081	79.0%
Carpooled	1,786	9.4%
Public transit	263	1.4%
Walked	668	3.5%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	1,098	5.8%
Other means	181	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,541	47.5%
15 to 29 min	6,328	35.2%
30 to 44 min	1,473	8.2%
45 to 59 min	1,029	5.7%
60+ min	616	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.8% (7,985 of 42,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,630	57.5%
Nonfamily households	7,868	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,498	88.2%
Vacant	2,485	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,867	64.2%
Renter-occupied	6,631	35.8%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,975	71.4%
1-unit, attached	881	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2,666	12.7%
5 to 19 units	1,012	4.8%
20 or more units	1,320	6.3%
Mobile home & other	129	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4202184
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5081, -78.4011