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Altoona, IA

Polk County, Iowa

Latitude: 41.650089     Longitude: -93.472546
Population 12,938 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901630, place: Altoona city, Iowa)

Total Population: 10,345
Male: 4,941 (47.76%)
Female: 5,404 (52.24%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 915 (8.84%)
5 to 9 years: 937 (9.06%)
10 to 14 years: 836 (8.08%)
15 to 19 years: 760 (7.35%)
20 to 24 years: 551 (5.33%)
25 to 34 years: 1,678 (16.22%)
35 to 44 years: 1,770 (17.11%)
45 to 54 years: 1,376 (13.3%)
55 to 59 years: 419 (4.05%)
60 to 64 years: 305 (2.95%)
65 to 74 years: 470 (4.54%)
75 to 84 years: 254 (2.46%)
85 years and over: 74 (0.72%)

Median age: 32.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 7,183 (69.43%)
21 years and over: 6,773 (65.47%)
62 years and over: 957 (9.25%)
65 years and over: 798 (7.71%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 7,183 (69.43%)
--Male: 3,319 (32.08%)
--Female: 3,864 (37.35%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 798 (7.71%)
--Male: 336 (3.25%)
--Female: 462 (4.47%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 10,221 (98.8%)
--White: 9,848 (95.2%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 171 (1.65%)
--Black or African American: 95 (0.92%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 34 (0.33%)
--Asian: 48 (0.46%)
----Asian Indian: 2 (0.02%)
----Chinese: 5 (0.05%)
----Filipino: 3 (0.03%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.02%)
----Korean: 11 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 2 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 23 (0.22%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 42 (0.41%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 38 (0.37%)
--Some other race: 80 (0.77%)
Two or more Races: 124 (1.2%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 171 (1.65%)
--Mexican: 104 (1.01%)
--Puerto Rican: 17 (0.16%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 47 (0.45%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 10,174 (98.35%)
--White Alone: 9,848 (95.2%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 10,238 (98.97%)
--Householder: 3,850 (37.22%)
--Spouse: 2,251 (21.76%)
--Child: 3,559 (34.4%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,035 (29.34%)
--Other relatives: 221 (2.14%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 94 (0.91%)
--Nonrelatives: 357 (3.45%)
----Unmarried partner: 210 (2.03%)
Living in group quarters: 107 (1.03%)
--Institutionalized Population: 90 (0.87%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 17 (0.16%)
Total households: 3,850
Family households (families): 2,894 (75.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,683 (43.71%)
--Married-couple families: 2,251 (58.47%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,198 (31.12%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 540 (14.03%)
----With own children under 18 years: 410 (10.65%)
Nonfamily households: 956 (24.83%)
--Householder living alone: 768 (19.95%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 208 (5.4%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,748 (45.4%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 529 (13.74%)
Average household size: 2.66 people
Average family size: 3.08 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,959
Occupied housing units: 3,850 (97.25%)
Vacant housing units: 109 (2.75%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.08%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.1%
Occupied housing units: 3,850 (97.25%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,729 (68.93%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,121 (28.32%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.88 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.11 people

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