COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tipton vs Altoona
PLACE A
Tipton, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Tipton is 98% smaller than Altoona. Tipton earns more, with a median household income $11,875 higher. Tipton has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
TIPTONALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population84042,347−98% vs Altoona
Population density7174,325−3,608
Population growth2.0%-5.1%+7.1 pts
Median age42.540.4+2.1
Male54.8%49.3%+5.6 pts
Female45.2%50.7%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.6%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.3%88.0%−22.7 pts
Black4.7%3.6%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.7%1.6%+23.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other5.2%6.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$63,125$51,250+$11,875
Per capita income$24,939$31,593−$6,654
Poverty rate23.5%16.6%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%20.5%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree4.4%5.3%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%6.8%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation54.6%60.0%−5.3 pts
Median home value$73,300$119,900−$46,600
Median gross rent$549$819−$270
Owner-occupied76.5%63.9%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.6%11.8%+17.7 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%45.8%−18.6 pts
Average commute26.917.9+8.9
Worked from home7.2%7.0%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.6%5.6%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025