Altoona is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 950 people and three associated neighborhoods, Altoona is the 302nd largest community in Alabama.When you are in Altoona, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.11% of Altoona’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Altoona is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altoona who work in food service (9.77%), healthcare (5.51%), and personal care services (5.15%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Altoona has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Altoona has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Altoona than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Altoona may be for you.The population of Altoona has a very low overall level of education: only 9.82% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Altoona in 2022 was $24,245, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,980 for a family of four. However, Altoona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Altoona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altoona residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Altoona include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Altoona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
