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Population in 2008: 6,793
Population in 2000:
6,698
Males: 3,177 (47.4%), Females: 3,521 (52.6%)
*estimate
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Zip code: 54720
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $48,013 (2007 estimated)
Median house value: $98,400 (year 2000)
Races in Altoona:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (26.9%), Irish
(9.9%), English (7.2%), Polish (6.3%), French (5.2%).
Foreign born: 2.3% (1.3% Asia, 0.4% Europe, 0.4%
North America).
For population 25 years and over in Altoona
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Altoona
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+:
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Population: 61,704; Distance:
3 miles
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+:
St. Paul, Minnesota
Population: 287,151; Distance: 83 miles
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+:
Chicago, Illinois
Population: 2,896,016; Distance: 323 miles
Industries providing employment:
Educational, health and social services (22.7%), Retail trade
(20.9%), Manufacturing (15.2%).
Crime in Altoona:
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2007 |
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Crime |
# |
#
per 100,000 |
| Arson |
0 |
0 |
| Assault |
1 |
14.8 |
| Auto Theft |
13 |
192.8 |
| Burglary |
22 |
326.3 |
| Larceny Theft |
117 |
1735.1 |
| Murder |
0 |
0 |
| Rape |
2 |
29.7 |
| Robbery |
0 |
0 |
Altoona's Crime Index = 141.4*
US Average = 239.8
* lower means less crime
Airports
Chippewa Valley Regional
(EAU)
(distance approx. 5 miles in Eau Claire, WI)
Minneapolis
