Altoona Population and Demographics

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Altoona City, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Altoona Population: 49523 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 23229 46.91% Female 26294 53.09%       Under 5 years 3123 6.31% 5 to 9 years 3155 6.37% 10 to 14 years 3143 6.35% 15 to 19 years 4141 8.36% 20 to 24 years 3217 6.5% 25 to 34 years 6308 12.74% 35 to 44 years 7231 14.6% 45 to 54 years 6483 13.09% 55 to 59 years 2415 4.88% 60 to 64 years 1989 4.02% 65 to 74 years 4055 8.19% 75 to 84 years 3263 6.59% 85 years and over 1000 2.02%       Median age (years) 37.4       18 years and over 38165 77.07% Male 17481 35.3% Female 20684 41.77% 21 years and over 34989 70.65% 62 years and over 9494 19.17% 65 years and over 8318 16.8% Male 3007 6.07% Female 5311 10.72%       Race     One race 49112 99.17% White 47545 96.01% Black or African American 1231 2.49% American Indian and Alaska Native 51 0.1% Asian 156 0.32% Asian indian 33 0.07% Chinese 34 0.07% Filipino 16 0.03% Japanese 11 0.02% Korean 32 0.06% Vietnamese 7 0.01% Other Asian 23 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.02% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 2 0% Some other race 121 0.24% Two or more races 411 0.83%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 49523 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 367 0.74% Mexican 96 0.19% Puerto Rican 100 0.2% Cuban 5 0.01% Other Hispanic or Latino 166 0.34% Not Hispanic or Latino 49156 99.26% White alone 47342 95.6%       Relationship     Total Population 49523 100.00% In households 47593 96.1% Householder 20059 40.5% Spouse 8937 18.05% Child 14003 28.28% Own child under 18 years 10263 20.72% Other relatives 1932 3.9% Under 18 years 776 1.57% Nonrelatives 2662 5.38% Unmarried partner 1100 2.22% In group quarters 1930 3.9% Institutionalized population 439 0.89% Non-Institutionalized population 1491 3.01%       Households by Type     Total Households 20059 100.0 % Family households (families) 12583 62.73% With own children under 18 years 5704 28.44% Married-couple family 8937 44.55% With own children under 18 years 3672 18.31% Female householder, no husband present 2763 13.77% With own children under 18 years 1528 7.62% Non Family households 7476 37.27% Householder living alone 6338 31.6% Householder 65 years and over 2954 14.73%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6275 31.28% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6008 29.95%       Average Household size 2.37 Average family size 2.98       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 21681 100.00% Occupied housing units 20059 92.52% Vacant housing units 1622 7.48% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 30 0.14% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 20059 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 13219 65.9% Renter-occupied housing units. 6840 34.1%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.11

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