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Altoona, Pennsylvania Economy Profile

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 Altoona, Pennsylvania United States
StatePennsylvania
CityAltoona
Total population49,523 281,421,906
Male23,229138,053,563
Female26,294143,368,343
Median age (years)37.435.3
Total households20,059105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,24841,994

Altoona, Pennsylvania Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Altoona, Pennsylvania, 22.96% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.02% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Altoona, Pennsylvania is as follows: 6.3%.

In Altoona, Pennsylvania government workers account for twelve point seven three percent of workers. 82.17% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Altoona, Pennsylvania is equal to twenty-eight thousand, two hundred and forty-eight dollars while median family income is thirty-six thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Altoona, Pennsylvania are $28,851. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $21,242.

0.0 of families in Altoona, Pennsylvania are below poverty line (total population in Altoona, Pennsylvania is 49,523). There are nine hundred and sixty-four families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Altoona, Pennsylvania resident is 37.4 years old.

 Altoona, Pennsylvania %, Altoona, Pennsylvania United States
Population 16 years and over39,468  217,168,077
In labor force23,399 59.29%63.92%
- Civilian labor force23,356 59.18%63.39%
- - Employed21,218 53.76%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,138 5.42%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force9.2  5.8
- Armed Forces43 0.11%0.53%
Not in labor force16,069 40.71%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over21,305 53.98%51.66%
In labor force11,149 28.25%29.72%
- Civilian labor force11,149 28.25%29.65%
- - Employed10,162 25.75%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,578 9.07%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,210  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over20,812  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone16,496 79.26%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,673 12.84%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)217 1.04%4.73%
Walked962 4.62%2.93%
Other means227 1.09%1.19%
Worked at home237 1.14%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)18.1 0.09%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over21,218  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,148 24.26%33.65%
Service occupations4,182 19.71%14.86%
Sales and office occupations6,112 28.81%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations32 0.15%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,175 10.25%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,569 16.82%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining53 0.25%1.87%
Construction1,259 5.93%6.78%
Manufacturing2,465 11.62%14.1%
Wholesale trade944 4.45%3.6%
Retail trade3,357 15.82%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,265 5.96%5.2%
Information528 2.49%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,032 4.86%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,337 6.3%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,872 22.96%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,127 10.02%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,011 4.76%4.87%
Public administration968 4.56%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers17,434 82.17%78.47%
Government workers2,700 12.73%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,038 4.89%6.63%
Unpaid family workers46 0.22%0.31%
 Altoona, Pennsylvania %, Altoona, Pennsylvania United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households20,091  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,990 14.88%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,280 11.35%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,643 18.13%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,944 14.65%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,495 17.4%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,983 14.85%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,071 5.33%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999509 2.53%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99969 0.34%2.2%
$200,000 or more107 0.53%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,248  41,994
With earnings14,333 36.32%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)38,307  56,604
With Social Security income7,006 17.75%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,507  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,406 3.56%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,708  6,320
With public assistance income924 2.34%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,226  3,032
With retirement income3,343 8.47%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)10,833  17,376
 
Families12,724  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,048 8.24%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999872 6.85%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,060 16.19%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,029 15.95%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,727 21.43%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,523 19.83%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999899 7.07%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999435 3.42%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99947 0.37%2.75%
$200,000 or more84 0.66%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,758  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,213  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers28,851  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,242  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,637  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,302 79.54%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years660 40.32%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present964  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years841 87.24%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years398 41.29%42.27%
 
Individuals8,496  33,899,812
18 years and over5,714 67.26%65.35%
- 65 years and over710 8.36%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,681 31.56%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,783 20.99%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,282 38.63%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.