COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thorp vs Altoona
PLACE A
Thorp, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Thorp is 96% smaller than Altoona. Thorp earns more, with a median household income $2,174 higher. Thorp has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -5%).
THORPALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population1,78142,347−96% vs Altoona
Population density1,2034,325−3,122
Population growth10.7%-5.1%+15.8 pts
Median age45.740.4+5.3
Male46.2%49.3%−3.1 pts
Female53.8%50.7%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.9%1.6%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%88.0%+3.8 pts
Black0.3%3.6%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%1.6%+2.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Other3.2%6.0%−2.8 pts
Median household income$53,424$51,250+$2,174
Per capita income$30,073$31,593−$1,520
Poverty rate9.8%16.6%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%20.5%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%5.3%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.8%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation52.1%60.0%−7.8 pts
Median home value$160,000$119,900+$40,100
Median gross rent$789$819−$30
Owner-occupied73.2%63.9%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%11.8%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.3%45.8%−15.6 pts
Average commute21.517.9+3.5
Worked from home5.4%7.0%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.5%5.6%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025