COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ramey vs Altoona
PLACE A
Ramey, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Ramey is 99% smaller than Altoona. Ramey earns more, with a median household income $28,750 higher.
RAMEYALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population42142,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density4544,325−3,871
Population growth-3.3%-5.1%+1.8 pts
Median age49.540.4+9.1
Male49.4%49.3%+0.1 pts
Female50.6%50.7%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%88.0%+9.7 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.3%6.0%−3.7 pts
Median household income$80,000$51,250+$28,750
Per capita income$38,114$31,593+$6,521
Poverty rate3.9%16.6%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%20.5%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree4.5%5.3%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%6.8%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation60.0%60.0%+0.0 pts
Median home value$102,100$119,900−$17,800
Median gross rent$810$819−$9
Owner-occupied92.0%63.9%+28.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%11.8%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households7.1%45.8%−38.7 pts
Average commute39.017.9+21.1
Worked from home9.0%7.0%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured4.1%5.6%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025