Altoona, Iowa Demographics

Altoona is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Altoona is 6th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Altoona is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Altoona is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Altoona is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Altoona is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per household

Altoona is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in People per household

Altoona is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Altoona is 15th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

Altoona is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	15,409	27th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	9.3	35th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,554.9	24th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	8.7%	8th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.0%	4th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.1%	73rd	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	96.3%	9th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.6%	21st	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	95.1%	26th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	48th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	76th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	37th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	14th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	44th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	46th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.3%	30th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.1%	56th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	45th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	5,702	30th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.2%	54th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	5,421	29th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.1%	16th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$162,900	15th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	11th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$30,218	10th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$65,781	11th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.0%	73rd	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Altoona	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,329	30th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$361,425	23rd	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,251	6th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$35,891	24th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732