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Language Spoken At Home in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,179 | 100% |
English only | 41,756 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 1,423 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 376 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 494 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 102 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 550 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 84 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 365 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 190 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 14 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,434 | 100% |
American | 2,486 | 5.4% |
Arab | 115 | 0.2% |
Czech | 94 | 0.2% |
Danish | 14 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 767 | 1.7% |
English | 3,629 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 850 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 65 | 0.1% |
German | 18,824 | 40.5% |
Greek | 229 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 250 | 0.5% |
Irish | 9,845 | 21.2% |
Italian | 7,062 | 15.2% |
Lithuanian | 56 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 248 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,169 | 4.7% |
Portuguese | 45 | 0.1% |
Russian | 169 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 771 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 522 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 319 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 57 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 292 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 160 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 159 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 438 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 92 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,955 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,617 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,263 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 7,843 | 41.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,819 | 14.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,022 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 616 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,752 | 14.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,828 | 9.6% |
Nonfamily households | 7,338 | 38.7% |
Householder living alone | 6,428 | 33.9% |
65 years and over | 2,691 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,796 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,401 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,104 | 100% |
Householder | 18,955 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 7,787 | 17.3% |
Child | 13,609 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 2,452 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,301 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,256 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,620 | 100% |
Never married | 6,210 | 35.2% |
Now married, except separated | 8,298 | 47.1% |
Separated | 573 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 686 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 1,853 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,794 | 100% |
Never married | 5,540 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 8,183 | 41.3% |
Separated | 902 | 4.6% |
Widowed | 2,564 | 13.0% |
Divorced | 2,605 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 621 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 372 | 59.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 943 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 465 | 49.3% |
Less than 1 year | 51 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 253 | 26.8% |
3 or 4 years | 33 | 3.5% |
5 or more years | 128 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 465 | 100% |
Who are female | 263 | 56.6% |
Who are married | 334 | 71.8% |
School Enrollment in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,274 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,009 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 515 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,659 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,261 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 2,830 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,123 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 774 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,402 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,197 | 48.8% |
Some college, no degree | 5,497 | 17.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,446 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,547 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,260 | 4.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.4% |
Veteran Status in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,526 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,532 | 12.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 46,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,686 | 16.7% |
Under 18 years | 10,898 | 100% |
With a disability | 716 | 6.6% |
18 to 64 years | 28,221 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,338 | 15.4% |
65 years and over | 7,001 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,632 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,883 | 100% |
Same house | 39,606 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,218 | 13.6% |
Same county | 4,131 | 9.0% |
Different county | 2,087 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,171 | 2.6% |
Different state | 916 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 59 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,434 | 100% |
Native | 45,767 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 45,563 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 40,640 | 87.5% |
Different state | 4,923 | 10.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 204 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 667 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 667 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 267 | 40.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 400 | 60.0% |
Year of Entry in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 871 | 100% |
Native | 204 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 204 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 667 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 70 | 10.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 597 | 89.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Altoona City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 667 | 100% |
Europe | 82 | 12.3% |
Asia | 337 | 50.5% |
Africa | 47 | 7.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 175 | 26.2% |
Northern America | 26 | 3.9% |