COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beavertown vs Altoona
PLACE A
Beavertown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Beavertown is 100% smaller than Altoona. Altoona earns more, with a median household income $5,000 higher.
BEAVERTOWNALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population1042,347−100% vs Altoona
Population density1594,325−4,166
Population growth–-5.1%–
Median age61.540.4+21.1
Male80.0%49.3%+30.7 pts
Female20.0%50.7%−30.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.0%+12.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income$46,250$51,250−$5,000
Per capita income$31,110$31,593−$483
Poverty rate0.0%16.6%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1480.461−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher71.4%20.5%+50.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation50.0%60.0%−10.0 pts
Median home value$162,500$119,900+$42,600
Median gross rent–$819–
Owner-occupied100.0%63.9%+36.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households–45.8%–
Average commute–17.9–
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured30.0%5.6%+24.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024