COMPARING TWO PLACES
Altona vs Boulder
PLACE A
Altona, New York
VS
PLACE B
Boulder, Utah
Altona is 119% larger than Boulder. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Boulder has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
ALTONABOULDERDIFFERENCE
Total population544248+119% vs Boulder
Population density31812+306
Population growth-9.3%0.4%−9.8 pts
Median age37.442.4−5.0
Male81.6%36.7%+45.0 pts
Female18.4%63.3%−45.0 pts
Foreign-born5.9%0.6%+5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.0%97.2%−38.2 pts
Black31.6%0.0%+31.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%2.8%+5.9 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$39,000$39,688−$688
Per capita income$10,385$19,393−$9,008
Poverty rate50.8%24.2%+26.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%32.0%−26.0 pts
Graduate degree2.1%10.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate18.4%0.0%+18.4 pts
Labor force participation27.0%39.6%−12.6 pts
Median home value$187,500$304,300−$116,800
Median gross rent$1,107$834+$273
Owner-occupied39.1%66.4%−27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%30.0%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%0.0%+100.0 pts
Average commute28.87.2+21.6
Worked from home12.2%0.0%+12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024