Altoona, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Altoona	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$37,573	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$62,058	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,420	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,034	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,683	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,901	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Altoona is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Altoona is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Altoona is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Altoona is 41% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,367 $62,058 $124,116

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Altoona median earnings by income bracket

Altoona employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.9%	10.9%
Manufacturing sector	13.8%	13.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	19.7%
Public administration	7.6%	7.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Birmingham, PA	122	$131,228	61.3%
East Freedom, PA	598	$109,598	34.8%
Ashville, PA	167	$100,309	23.3%
Chest Springs, PA	153	$96,247	18.3%
Cassandra, PA	171	$94,782	16.5%
Altoona, PA	44,840	$62,058	23.7%

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Salem, MA	44,881	$97,450	19.8%
Moorhead, MN	44,762	$92,904	14.2%
Sierra Vista, AZ	44,960	$88,480	8.8%
Riverton, UT	44,974	$149,985	84.4%
Urbandale, IA	45,000	$143,701	76.7%
Altoona, PA	44,840	$62,058	23.7%

Source: The Altoona, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.