COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colver vs Altoona
PLACE A
Colver, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Colver is 99% smaller than Altoona. Colver earns more, with a median household income $33,200 higher.
COLVERALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population55942,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density4424,325−3,883
Population growth-5.7%-5.1%−0.6 pts
Median age18.640.4−21.8
Male56.4%49.3%+7.1 pts
Female43.6%50.7%−7.1 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$84,450$51,250+$33,200
Per capita income$26,077$31,593−$5,516
Poverty rate0.0%16.6%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2380.461−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%20.5%−8.7 pts
Graduate degree11.8%5.3%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%6.8%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation72.9%60.0%+12.9 pts
Median home value$94,600$119,900−$25,300
Median gross rent$825$819+$6
Owner-occupied81.6%63.9%+17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.4%11.8%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%45.8%+54.2 pts
Average commute29.417.9+11.5
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024