Altoona, AL Demographic Data
Altoona, AL Summary
Altoona is located in Etowah County in Alabama
- Population: 888
- Area: 4.33 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 205.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 976.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Altoona, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
409
53%
50.8
Male
359
47%
49.2
Total Population
768
323,128,000
Altoona, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21
2.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
40
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
51
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
57
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
48
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
85
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
95
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
94
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
95
12.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
45
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
88
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
24
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
625
81.4%
77.2
Female
340
54.4%
51.3
Male
285
45.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
595
77.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
169
22.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
137
17.8%
15.2
Female
80
58.4%
55.8
Male
57
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Altoona, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
748
97.4%
96.8
White
720
93.8%
72.6
Black or African American
22
2.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
20
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
748
97.4%
82.2
Altoona, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
53
9.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
96
17.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
229
41.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
119
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17
3.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19
3.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18
3.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
149
27.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
402
73.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
37
6.7%
31.2
Altoona, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
146
22.3%
33.7%
Now Married
307
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
103
15.7%
11.0%
Separated
30
4.6%
2.0
Widowed
70
10.7
5.8%
Altoona, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
731
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
12
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.5%
1.1%
Altoona, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
65
20.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
53
16.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
39
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
40
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
68
21.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7
2.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15
4.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
28,672
57,617
Per capita income
16,783
31,128
Altoona, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
18
6.8%
9.8
Construction
19
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
51
19.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
3.8%
6.6
Information
2
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
40
15.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
9
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
46
17.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24
9.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
67
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
61
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
85
32.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
41
15.5%
18.1%
Altoona, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
265
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
239
90.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
24
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
43.9
26.6
Altoona, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
37
11.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
118
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
81
25.7%
37.1
3 or more
79
25.1%
21.0
Altoona, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
315
75.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
169
53.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
146
46.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
100
24.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Altoona, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
415
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
55
13.3%
9.1
4 rooms
88
21.2%
16.5
5 rooms
128
30.8%
19.8
6 rooms
55
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
34
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
39
9.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16
3.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Altoona, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
415
1-unit, detached
233
56.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.7%
5.9
2-units
39
9.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
13
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
64
15.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
60
14.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Altoona, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
28
6.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
16
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
46
11.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
69
16.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
74
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
60
14.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
68
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
39
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Altoona, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7
2.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
36
11.4%
4.7
Electricity
244
77.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
23
7.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
1.6%
1.1
Altoona, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
95
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
3.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
5
5.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
36.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
52
54.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
26
27.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
14.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
16.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
23
24.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Altoona, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
127
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
49
38.6%
41.0%
Less than $500
78
61.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
19
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
358
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
17
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
18
14.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
12.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
55
43.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Altoona, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
169
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
41
24.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
79
46.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
25
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15
8.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7
4.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,200
205,000
