Altoona, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	49,523	100.0

Male	23,229	46.9
Female	26,294	53.1

Under 5 years	3,123	6.3
5 to 9 years	3,155	6.4
10 to 14 years	3,143	6.3
15 to 19 years	4,141	8.4
20 to 24 years	3,217	6.5
25 to 34 years	6,308	12.7
35 to 44 years	7,231	14.6
45 to 54 years	6,483	13.1
55 to 59 years	2,415	4.9
60 to 64 years	1,989	4.0
65 to 74 years	4,055	8.2
75 to 84 years	3,263	6.6
85 years and over	1,000	2.0

Median age (years)	37.4	(X)

18 years and over	38,165	77.1
Male	17,481	35.3
Female	20,684	41.8
21 years and over	34,989	70.7
62 years and over	9,494	19.2
65 years and over	8,318	16.8
Male	3,007	6.1
Female	5,311	10.7

RACE
One race	49,112	99.2
White	47,545	96.0
Black or African American	1,231	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	51	0.1
Asian	156	0.3
Asian Indian	33	0.1
Chinese	34	0.1
Filipino	16	0.0
Japanese	11	0.0
Korean	32	0.1
Vietnamese	7	0.0
Other Asian ¹	23	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	121	0.2
Two or more races	411	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	47,921	96.8
Black or African American	1,464	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	160	0.3
Asian	215	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1
Some other race	181	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	49,523	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	367	0.7
Mexican	96	0.2
Puerto Rican	100	0.2
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	166	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,156	99.3
White alone	47,342	95.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	49,523	100.0
In households	47,593	96.1
Householder	20,059	40.5
Spouse	8,937	18.0
Child	14,003	28.3
Own child under 18 years	10,263	20.7
Other relatives	1,932	3.9
Under 18 years	776	1.6
Nonrelatives	2,662	5.4
Unmarried partner	1,100	2.2
In group quarters	1,930	3.9
Institutionalized population	439	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	1,491	3.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,059	100.0
Family households (families)	12,583	62.7
With own children under 18 years	5,704	28.4
Married-couple family	8,937	44.6
With own children under 18 years	3,672	18.3
Female householder, no husband present	2,763	13.8
With own children under 18 years	1,528	7.6
Nonfamily households	7,476	37.3
Householder living alone	6,338	31.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,954	14.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,275	31.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,008	30.0

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,681	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,059	92.5
Vacant housing units	1,622	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	30	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,059	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,219	65.9
Renter-occupied housing units	6,840	34.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.51	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.11	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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