COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eau Claire vs Altoona
PLACE A
Eau Claire, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Eau Claire is 99% smaller than Altoona. Eau Claire earns more, with a median household income $10,469 higher.
EAU CLAIREALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population29042,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density2274,325−4,098
Population growth-2.8%-5.1%+2.2 pts
Median age39.640.4−0.8
Male57.0%49.3%+7.7 pts
Female43.0%50.7%−7.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%88.0%+9.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.9%6.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$61,719$51,250+$10,469
Per capita income$30,375$31,593−$1,218
Poverty rate13.6%16.6%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%20.5%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree2.7%5.3%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%6.8%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation53.0%60.0%−7.0 pts
Median home value$146,900$119,900+$27,000
Median gross rent$680$819−$139
Owner-occupied78.4%63.9%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%11.8%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households4.2%45.8%−41.7 pts
Average commute26.517.9+8.6
Worked from home16.7%7.0%+9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured3.3%5.6%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025