COMPARING TWO PLACES
Collins vs Altoona
PLACE A
Collins, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Collins is 100% smaller than Altoona. Altoona earns more, with a median household income $5,417 higher. Altoona has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -21%).
COLLINSALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population13442,347−100% vs Altoona
Population density5434,325−3,783
Population growth-21.4%-5.1%−16.3 pts
Median age53.040.4+12.6
Male60.5%49.3%+11.2 pts
Female39.5%50.7%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.1%88.0%+8.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other3.9%6.0%−2.0 pts
Median household income$45,833$51,250−$5,417
Per capita income$28,555$31,593−$3,038
Poverty rate23.7%16.6%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3520.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%20.5%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree1.5%5.3%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation57.6%60.0%−2.4 pts
Median home value$56,700$119,900−$63,200
Median gross rent$428$819−$391
Owner-occupied95.0%63.9%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%11.8%+25.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.8%−45.8 pts
Average commute36.617.9+18.7
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured25.0%5.6%+19.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025