Altoona is home to 37 people in Florida. At a median age of 71.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. 48.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 58% since 2000.
At a glance
Older
median age 71.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
100% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Altoona
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate0.0% → 48.6%(+48.6 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age40.5 → 71.1(+30.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants66.7% → 100.0%(+33.3 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Over time
Altoona, decade by decade
Altoona population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
88
$49,445
$182,166
0.0%
2.8
2010
89
$43,219
$395,607
0.0%
2.4
2020
98
–
$132,597
71.2%
29.9
2024
37
–
–
0.0%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
