COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Union vs Altoona
PLACE A
Mount Union, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Mount Union is 95% smaller than Altoona. Altoona earns more, with a median household income $10,625 higher.
MOUNT UNIONALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population2,23142,347−95% vs Altoona
Population density1,9254,325−2,400
Population growth-5.7%-5.1%−0.6 pts
Median age34.840.4−5.6
Male53.1%49.3%+3.8 pts
Female46.9%50.7%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.6%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%88.0%+1.2 pts
Black5.7%3.6%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%1.6%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other3.6%6.0%−2.4 pts
Median household income$40,625$51,250−$10,625
Per capita income$25,437$31,593−$6,156
Poverty rate26.7%16.6%+10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%20.5%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree3.4%5.3%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%6.8%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation59.3%60.0%−0.7 pts
Median home value$98,200$119,900−$21,700
Median gross rent$482$819−$337
Owner-occupied51.7%63.9%−12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%11.8%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.7%45.8%−18.1 pts
Average commute30.117.9+12.2
Worked from home3.9%7.0%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.3%−0.8 pts
Uninsured7.6%5.6%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025