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Population (year 2000): 984. Estimated
population in July 2005: 970 (-1.4% change)
Males: 433 (44.0%), Females: 551 (56.0%)
Etowah County
Zip code:
35952
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $20,469 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,900 (year 2000)
Races in Altoona:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (36.7%), Irish (8.6%),
German (6.2%), English (4.5%), Scottish (1.2%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 953 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Altoona
- High school or higher: 54.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Altoona town
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 10.3%
3.4% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +99 (+11.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Altoona:
- MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 12 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 16 miles; BOAZ,
AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 23 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Altoona:
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 37 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 45 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 45 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altoona:
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 6 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 14
miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 17 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Altoona:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 34 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment:
3,272)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 54 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public primary/middle school in Altoona:
- WEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 440;
Location: 6795 HIGHWAY 132; Grades: KG - 06)
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