COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elberta vs Altoona
PLACE A
Elberta, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Elberta is 99% smaller than Altoona. Elberta earns more, with a median household income $63,125 higher. Altoona has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -12%).
ELBERTAALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population31742,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density4244,325−3,901
Population growth-11.6%-5.1%−6.5 pts
Median age53.040.4+12.6
Male54.6%49.3%+5.3 pts
Female45.4%50.7%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%88.0%−0.7 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other12.6%6.0%+6.7 pts
Median household income$114,375$51,250+$63,125
Per capita income$64,773$31,593+$33,180
Poverty rate0.0%16.6%−16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%20.5%+15.3 pts
Graduate degree20.4%5.3%+15.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation46.7%60.0%−13.3 pts
Median home value$267,600$119,900+$147,700
Median gross rent$813$819−$6
Owner-occupied95.7%63.9%+31.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.7%11.8%+49.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.8%−45.8 pts
Average commute12.817.9−5.2
Worked from home6.8%7.0%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured13.8%5.6%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025