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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Altoona is $30,945, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Altoona median household income is $66,730, which has grown by 33.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 33.56% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Altoona residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #80

Altoona, IA	30,945 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	40,176 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	43,821 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	36,383 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #87

Altoona, IA	66,730 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	79,996 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #472

Altoona, IA	33.03%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Altoona, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.86%	$6,764, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.43%	$18,932, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.30%	$1,932, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.90%	$18,407, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	86,707 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Altoona, IA	92,608 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$66,629, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$85,179, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$60,938, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
Two or More Races	$93,375, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$29,875, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$82,130, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,846, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$39,363, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,425, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	5,491, 48.06%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,333, 78.91%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.20%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,322, 78.71%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,145, 95.90%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	177, 4.10%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,158, 21.09%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	5,934, 51.94%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,324, 72.87%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,324, 72.87%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,059, 93.87%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	265, 6.13%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,610, 27.13%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,080, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,708, 83.02%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	871, 10.78%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	44, 0.54%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	81, 1.00%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	138, 1.71%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	238, 2.95%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Altoona, IA	21.1 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,204	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	4,145, 50.52%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,508, 36.38%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	533, 12.86%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	916, 22.10%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.17%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	309, 7.45%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	634, 15.30%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	4,059, 49.48%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,148, 52.92%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	570, 14.04%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,244, 30.65%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.25%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	87, 2.14%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Altoona, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,204, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 0.21%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	409, 4.99%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	640, 7.80%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	342, 4.17%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	874, 10.65%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	487, 5.94%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	168, 2.05%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,127, 13.74%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	612, 7.46%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,936, 23.60%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	863, 10.52%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	408, 4.97%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	321, 3.91%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Altoona, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	829	5.46%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	202	4.71%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.