COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs Altoona
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Mapleton is 99% smaller than Altoona. Mapleton earns more, with a median household income $20,000 higher.
MAPLETONALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population40242,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density2,1974,325−2,128
Population growth-5.2%-5.1%−0.1 pts
Median age36.640.4−3.8
Male47.0%49.3%−2.3 pts
Female53.0%50.7%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%88.0%+6.4 pts
Black0.5%3.6%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other5.0%6.0%−0.9 pts
Median household income$71,250$51,250+$20,000
Per capita income$26,327$31,593−$5,266
Poverty rate10.4%16.6%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%20.5%−14.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%5.3%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%6.8%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation71.7%60.0%+11.7 pts
Median home value$90,000$119,900−$29,900
Median gross rent$775$819−$44
Owner-occupied82.1%63.9%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%11.8%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%45.8%−13.7 pts
Average commute28.717.9+10.7
Worked from home6.7%7.0%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured9.3%5.6%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025