COMPARING TWO PLACES
Loretto vs Altoona
PLACE A
Loretto, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Loretto is 97% smaller than Altoona. Loretto earns more, with a median household income $12,679 higher.
LORETTOALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population1,13542,347−97% vs Altoona
Population density1,2024,325−3,123
Population growth-8.1%-5.1%−3.1 pts
Median age20.540.4−19.9
Male32.7%49.3%−16.5 pts
Female67.3%50.7%+16.5 pts
Foreign-born6.1%1.6%+4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%88.0%−0.6 pts
Black5.2%3.6%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%1.6%+0.7 pts
Asian1.5%0.8%+0.7 pts
Other3.6%6.0%−2.4 pts
Median household income$63,929$51,250+$12,679
Per capita income$9,191$31,593−$22,402
Poverty rate36.4%16.6%+19.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%20.5%+30.8 pts
Graduate degree20.9%5.3%+15.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%6.8%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation33.4%60.0%−26.6 pts
Median home value$204,300$119,900+$84,400
Median gross rent$1,297$819+$478
Owner-occupied75.5%63.9%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.2%11.8%+33.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%45.8%−5.8 pts
Average commute12.617.9−5.3
Worked from home6.2%7.0%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.2%5.6%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025