Community Profile: Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Altoona MSA, and City of Altoona
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Altoona, PA MSA

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Altoona, PA MSA
Figure 2: Vacant Housing
Figure 3: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Altoona MSA, and City of Altoona
	State of Pennsylvania	Altoona MSA	City of Altoona
Total Population	12,281,054	129,144	49,525
White alone	85.4%	97.6%	96.1%
Black or African American alone	9.9%	1.0%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone	1.8%	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	1.5%	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Total Percentage	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	3.2%	0.4%	0.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Altoona, PA MSA
	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low Income	1,079	2.1	858	7.1	106	1.2	80	0.8	35	0.2
Moderate Income	8,462	16.4	2,973	24.6	1,646	19.6	1,521	15.1	2,322	11.0
Middle Income	37,399	72.4	7,427	61.5	6,073	72.3	7,756	77.0	16,143	76.6
Upper Income	4,682	9.1	818	6.8	576	6.9	721	7.1	2,567	12.2
Total	51,622	100.0	12,076	100.0	8,401	100.0	10,078	100.0	21,067	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				23.4%		16.3%		19.5%		40.8%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Altoona, PA MSA

Racial Composition of the Altoona, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.15 percent of the vacant housing in Pennsylvania and in the Altoona MSA is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the city of Altoona is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: Monday, August 11, 2008