COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salix vs Altoona
PLACE A
Salix, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Salix is 99% smaller than Altoona. Salix earns more, with a median household income $11,250 higher. Altoona has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -19%).
SALIXALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population30542,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density1804,325−4,145
Population growth-18.7%-5.1%−13.6 pts
Median age43.540.4+3.1
Male51.0%49.3%+1.7 pts
Female49.0%50.7%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%88.0%+9.5 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.6%+0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.7%6.0%−5.2 pts
Median household income$62,500$51,250+$11,250
Per capita income$33,830$31,593+$2,237
Poverty rate1.7%16.6%−14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%20.5%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree5.8%5.3%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%6.8%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation71.8%60.0%+11.8 pts
Median home value$161,400$119,900+$41,500
Median gross rent$950$819+$131
Owner-occupied65.1%63.9%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.4%11.8%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households13.3%45.8%−32.5 pts
Average commute18.717.9+0.8
Worked from home15.7%7.0%+8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured2.0%5.6%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025