Altoona, Iowa Neighborhood Info

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Altoona, Iowa QuickFacts

	Altoona, Iowa	United States
Total population	10,345	281,421,906
State	Iowa
City	altoona

Altoona, Iowa Population

	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
Male	4,941	47.76%	49.06%
Female	5,404	52.24%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.2		35.3

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	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
18 years and over	7,183	69.43%	74.31%
21 years and over	6,773	65.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	957	9.25%	14.66%
65 years and over	798	7.71%	12.43%

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	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
White	9,922	95.91%	75.14%
Black or African American	95	0.92%	12.32%
Asian	48	0.46%	3.64%
Some other race	156	1.51%	5.46%
Two or more races	124	1.2%	2.43%

Altoona, Iowa Housing

	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
Total households	3,850		105,480,101
Family households (families)	2,894	75.17%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	956	24.83%	31.94%

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	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
Total housing units	3,949		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	109	2.76%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	3,850	97.49%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,729	69.11%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,121	28.39%	30.77%

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	Altoona, Iowa	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	45	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	793	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,078	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	445	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	141	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	8	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	115,600	119,600

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	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	880	22.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,373	35.66%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	692	17.97%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	457	11.87%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	264	6.86%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	171	4.44%	9.65%

Altoona, Iowa Education

	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,904		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	193	6.65%	6.47%
Kindergarten	220	7.58%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,316	45.32%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	628	21.63%	21.38%
College or graduate school	547	18.84%	22.81%

Altoona, Iowa Economy

	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
Population 16 years and over	7,514		217,168,077
In labor force	5,996	79.8%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,996	79.8%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,835	77.66%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	161	2.14%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	1,518	20.2%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	4,025	53.57%	51.66%
In labor force	3,106	41.34%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,106	41.34%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,022	40.22%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,135	15.11%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	801		12,787,501

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	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,830		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	161	4.2%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	152	3.97%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	489	12.77%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	462	12.06%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	644	16.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,057	27.6%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	565	14.75%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	250	6.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	0.97%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	13	0.34%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,162		41,994

	Altoona, Iowa	%, Altoona, Iowa	United States
With earnings	3,418	45.49%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,715		56,604
With Social Security income	660	8.78%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,668		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	75	1.0%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,479		6,320
With public assistance income	142	1.89%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,588		3,032
With retirement income	418	5.56%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,962		17,376

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