Altoona city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 20,017 ( 5,476 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.7 square miles
Population density: 1713.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,459	87.22%	28.6%
Black:	674	3.37%	323.9%
Indian:	29	0.14%	93.3%
Asian:	230	1.15%	21.1%
2+ races:	668	3.34%	279.5%
Hispanic:	908	4.54%	116.2%

Total non-White:	2,558	12.78%	164.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,886	32.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,590	13.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,541
13,573	93.34%
159	1.09%
15	0.10%
190	1.31%
176	1.21%
420	2.89%
968	6.66%

2000
10,274
9,768	95.07%
55	0.54%
0	0.00%
111	1.08%
137	1.33%
203	1.98%
506	4.93%

1990
7,191
7,055	98.11%
62	0.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
74	1.03%
136	1.89%

1980
5,764
5,665	98.28%
7	0.12%
0	0.00%
30	0.52%
n/a
72	1.25%
99	1.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,805	37.0
462	4.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,713	37.7
370	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,390	24.1
37	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Altoona city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.1
5,264	26.3%
14,753	73.7%
2,825	14.1%

7,526
2.64

5,198	69.1%
4,021	77.4%
652	12.5%
2,328	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.7
4,359	30.0%
10,182	70.0%
1,316	9.1%

5,459
2.64

3,945	72.3%
3,116	79.0%
460	11.7%
1,514	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
3,133	30.5%
7,141	69.5%
821	8.0%

3,830
2.65

2,886	75.4%
2,314	80.2%
350	12.1%
944	24.6%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
2,246	31.2%
4,945	68.8%
460	6.4%

2,480
2.83

1,928	77.7%
1,603	83.1%
195	10.1%
552	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
2,045	35.5%
3,719	64.5%
319	5.5%

1,880
3.01

1,547	82.3%
1,417	91.6%
102	6.6%
333	17.7%

2022 Housing Data for Altoona city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	218	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	100	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	42	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	51	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	249	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	389	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	162	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	208	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	236	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	712	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	844	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,145	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,050	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	529	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	918	12.2%
$200,000 or more	673	8.9%

Median Household Income	89,100
Per Capita Income	41,206

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	382	5.1%
Public Assistance	217	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	580	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,442	79.4%
Unemployed	583	4.9%
In Armed Forces	25	0.2%

Total Labor Force	10,050	84.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,838	15.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,043	3,388	54.4%
Non-Profit	159	443	26.4%
Self-Employed	346	191	64.4%

Local Government	308	364	45.8%
State Government	170	432	28.2%
Federal Government	205	180	53.2%

Total Private + Self	4,389	3,579	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	842	1,419	37.2%
Total	5,231	4,998	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,077	20.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,525	24.7%
Professional, Technical	2,380	23.2%
Service Occupations	1,340	13.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23	0.2%
All others	1,918	18.7%

White Collar		68.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,518	14.8%
Finance and insurance	1,336	13.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,296	12.7%
Manufacturing	874	8.5%
Educational services	770	7.5%
Public administration	578	5.6%
Construction	560	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	552	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	521	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	501	4.9%
Wholesale trade	371	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	278	2.7%
Other services	265	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	260	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	223	2.2%
Information	175	1.7%
Utilities	99	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	770	3.85%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	68	0.34%
Costa Rican	30	0.15%
Guatemalan	38	0.19%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	14	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	56	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	61	0.30%
Korean	60	0.30%
Filipino	46	0.23%
Indian	34	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,880	95.5%
Spanish	406	2.2%
Arabic	130	0.7%
Other	120	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	69	0.4%
Korean	30	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21	0.1%
Tagalog	20	0.1%
Vietnamese	19	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,252	21.2%
English	2,950	14.7%
Irish	2,397	12.0%
Dutch	1,228	6.1%
American	981	4.9%
European	464	2.3%
Italian	455	2.3%
Norwegian	434	2.2%
Welsh	395	2.0%
Liberian	359	1.8%
Scottish	320	1.6%
Swedish	309	1.5%
Northern European	308	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	289	1.4%
Danish	280	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,566	97.7%
Not a citizen	451	2.3%

Native	19,088	95.4%
Foreign-born	929	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
129	1.0%	348	2.6%	4,336	32.7%	4,115	31.1%	3,152	23.8%	1,161	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	129	1.0%
9-12 Years	348	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,336	32.7%
Some College	4,115	31.1%
Bach. Degree	3,152	23.8%
Grad Degree	1,161	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +821	D +289	D + 4.1%
D +1,110
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,253	50.1%	Joe Biden (D)	4,981	47.5%	247	2.4%	10,481	-3	3	0.62%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	4,432	49.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,871	42.8%	740	8.2%	9,043	-2	3	0.58%

2020 President, Altoona city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,981

47.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,253

50.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

156

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

10,481

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Altoona city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,871

42.8%

Donald Trump (R)

4,432

49.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

434

4.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

259

2.9%

TOTAL

9,043

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Altoona city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	69%	Joni Ernst* (R)	5,111	49.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	4,971	47.7%	336 [+]	3.2%	10,418	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 246 (2.4%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 86 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2018	G	58%	Fred Hubbell (D)	4,192	51.5%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	3,778	46.5%	162 [+]	2.0%	8,132	-4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 136 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 23 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	5,316	59.7%	Patty Judge (D)	3,167	35.6%	419 [+]	4.7%	8,902	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 294 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 125 (1.4%);
2014	S2	50%	Joni Ernst (R)	3,078	51.0%	Bruce Braley (D)	2,686	44.5%	269 [+]	4.5%	6,033	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 145 (2.4%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 52 (0.9%); Bob Quast (I) 48 (0.8%); Ruth Smith (I) 18 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2014	G	50%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,368	55.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	2,391	39.4%	303 [+]	5.0%	6,062	-3	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 158 (2.6%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 71 (1.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 68 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,893
Median Value	$244,500

Occupied	7,526	95.4%
Vacant	367	4.6%

Owned	5,201	69.1%
Rented	2,325	30.9%
Median Rent	$1,140

Single-Family Units	5,645	71.5%
Detached	4,779	60.5%
Attached	866	11.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,726	21.9%
Mobile Homes	276	3.5%

Altoona city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Altoona city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Altoona city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Altoona city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Altoona city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Altoona city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Altoona city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Altoona city, IA