COMPARING TWO PLACES
Loop vs Altoona
PLACE A
Loop, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Loop is 100% smaller than Altoona. Altoona earns more, with a median household income $12,000 higher.
LOOPALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population12842,347−100% vs Altoona
Population density364,325−4,289
Population growth-4.0%-5.1%+1.1 pts
Median age59.340.4+18.9
Male43.0%49.3%−6.3 pts
Female57.0%50.7%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born28.1%1.6%+26.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.3%88.0%−42.7 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.7%1.6%+53.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income$39,250$51,250−$12,000
Per capita income$24,020$31,593−$7,573
Poverty rate2.3%16.6%−14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%20.5%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree9.5%5.3%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation53.6%60.0%−6.4 pts
Median home value$9,999$119,900−$109,901
Median gross rent$425$819−$394
Owner-occupied69.2%63.9%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%11.8%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.8%−45.8 pts
Average commute23.217.9+5.2
Worked from home23.3%7.0%+16.3 pts
Public transit to work1.7%1.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured0.8%5.6%−4.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024