COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elim vs Altoona
PLACE A
Elim, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Elim is 99% smaller than Altoona. Altoona earns more, with a median household income $14,219 higher. Elim has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -5%).
ELIMALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population36342,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density1374,325−4,189
Population growth10.9%-5.1%+16.0 pts
Median age22.340.4−18.1
Male59.0%49.3%+9.7 pts
Female41.0%50.7%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.6%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.6%88.0%−86.5 pts
Black0.5%3.6%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%1.6%−0.5 pts
Asian0.5%0.8%−0.3 pts
Other96.3%6.0%+90.4 pts
Median household income$37,031$51,250−$14,219
Per capita income$14,935$31,593−$16,658
Poverty rate41.8%16.6%+25.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5420.461+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%20.5%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree2.3%5.3%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate38.9%6.8%+32.2 pts
Labor force participation54.1%60.0%−5.8 pts
Median home value$120,000$119,900+$100
Median gross rent$1,125$819+$306
Owner-occupied73.3%63.9%+9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%11.8%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.8%−45.8 pts
Average commute3.417.9−14.6
Worked from home2.8%7.0%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured17.8%5.6%+12.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025