COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hixton vs Altoona
PLACE A
Hixton, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Hixton is 99% smaller than Altoona. Hixton earns more, with a median household income $25,313 higher. Hixton has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
HIXTONALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population43842,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density3844,325−3,941
Population growth5.3%-5.1%+10.4 pts
Median age47.240.4+6.8
Male59.0%49.3%+9.7 pts
Female41.0%50.7%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.6%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.6%88.0%+10.5 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Other1.2%6.0%−4.8 pts
Median household income$76,563$51,250+$25,313
Per capita income$34,992$31,593+$3,399
Poverty rate5.7%16.6%−10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3420.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%20.5%−9.2 pts
Graduate degree6.2%5.3%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%6.8%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation75.7%60.0%+15.7 pts
Median home value$158,600$119,900+$38,700
Median gross rent$570$819−$249
Owner-occupied83.0%63.9%+19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.8%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%45.8%−12.5 pts
Average commute31.217.9+13.3
Worked from home1.6%7.0%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.9%5.6%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025