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Population (year 2000): 49,523. Estimated
population in July 2005: 47,176 (-4.7% change)
Males: 23,229 (46.9%), Females: 26,294 (53.1%)
Blair County
Zip codes:
16601,
16602.
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $28,248 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,000 (year 2000)
Races in Altoona:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (37.9%), Irish (18.3%),
Italian (13.3%), English (7.3%), United States (5.9%), Polish
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1170 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Altoona
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Altoona city
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2,886 (-5.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Altoona:
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (620 HOWARD AVENUE)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (2500 SEVENTH AVE)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (2005
VALLEY VIEW BOULEVARD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Altoona:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 17 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 34 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 46 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altoona:
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 10 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID:
7G4)
- COVE VALLEY (about 13 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- EBENSBURG (about 26 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; ID: 9G8)
Amtrak station:
ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Altoona:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(Full-time enrollment: 3,516; Location: 3000 IVYSIDE PK;
Public; Website: www.aa.psu.edu/)
- ALTOONA AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 153; Location: 1500 Fourth Avenue; Public;
Website: www.gactc.com)
- COMPUTER LEARNING NETWORK (FT enrollment:
131; Location: 2900 FAIRWAY DR; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.clnaltoona.com)
- ALTOONA SCHOOL OF COMMERCE (FT enrollment:
56; Location: 508 58TH ST; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.ascomm.org)
- ALTOONA BEAUTY SCHOOL INC (FT enrollment: 40;
Location: 1100 6TH AVE; Private, for-profit; Website:
WWW.ALTOONABEAUTYSCHOOL.COM)
- PRUONTOS HAIR DESIGN INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 30; Location: 705 12TH ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.pruontos.com)
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Location: 620 HOWARD AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Altoona:
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 36 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 52 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 70
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 81
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 83 miles;
CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
Public high schools in Altoona:
- ALTOONA AREA HS (Students: 1,898; Grades: 07
- 12)
- KIMMEL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 101;
Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Altoona:
- BISHOP GUILFOYLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 382;
Location: 2400 PLEASANT VALLEY BOULEVARD; Grades: 9 -
12)
- FAITH TABERNACLE SCHOOL (Students: 45;
Location: 410 FIFTH STREET; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Altoona:
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT JHS (Students: 1,023;
Grades: 07 - 09)
- D S KEITH JHS (Students: 1,017; Grades: 07 -
09)
- LOGAN EL SCH (Students: 590; Grades: KG - 06)
- JUNIATA GAP EL SCH (Students: 505; Grades: KG
- 06)
- PLEASANT VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 481;
Grades: KG - 06)
- JUNIATA EL SCH (Students: 455; Grades: KG -
06)
- MOWRIE A EBNER EL SCH (Students: 453; Grades:
KG - 06)
- PENN-LINCOLN EL SCH (Students: 445; Grades:
KG - 06)
- WRIGHT EL SCH (Students: 443; Grades: KG -
06)
- WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON EL SCH (Students: 420;
Grades: KG - 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Altoona:
- SAINT ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 228;
Location: 5519 6TH AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- PENN MONT ACADEMY (Students: 217; Location:
439 LOTZ AVE LAKEMONT; Grades: PK - 6)
- ALTOONA CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
190; Location: 424 WOPSONONOCK AVENUE; Grades: 6 - 8)
- ALTOONA CATHOLIC/CATHEDRAL (Students: 138;
Location: 1304 13TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- ALTOONA CATHOLIC/MT CARMEL (Students: 125;
Location: 1012 EIGHTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- ALTOONA CATHOLIC/ST MARYS (Students: 117;
Location: 1400 4TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 111;
Location: 311 LOTZ AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- TENDER LOVE FOR CHILDREN DAYCA (Students: 96;
Location: 1401 - 12TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES (Students: 89; Location:
2719 WEST CHESTNUT; Grades: KG - 5)
- AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF PENNSYLVAN
(Students: 29; Location: 1314 12TH STREET; Grades: PK -
KG)
Library in Altoona:
- ALTOONA AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,194,418; Location: 1600 FIFTH AVENUE; 217,219
books; 5,599 audio materials; 4,989 video materials; 271
serial subscriptions)
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