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Altoona, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Altoona is a Census city of 467 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Wilson County. Median household income is $48,875, 86.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altoona
What Altoona is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land875 plus or minus 215
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
How many people live in Altoona
- Population467 plus or minus 115
- Median age41.4 plus or minus 9.0
- Population under 18122 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1826.1 percent
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Households207 plus or minus 48
- Family households130 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
Income and work in Altoona
- Median household income$48,875 plus or minus $14,803
- Per capita income$25,056
- Civilian labor force204 plus or minus 59
- Employed191 plus or minus 57
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over294 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent plus or minus 30.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
Housing in Altoona
- Housing units259 plus or minus 52
- Occupied units207 plus or minus 48
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate20.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied179 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate86.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$48,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$664
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units189 plus or minus 46
- Share single family73.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
How Altoona gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute170 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.1 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Drove alone90.2 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
Flood risk in Altoona
- NFIP communityCity of Altoona
- NFIP community number200382
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/08/20(M)
The City of Altoona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200382 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wilson County, not Altoona
Wilson County context, not Altoona figures
- Establishments in Wilson County202
- Covered employment, Wilson County3,149
- Average annual pay, Wilson County$48,496
- Housing units permitted, Wilson County18
Every figure in this section is published for Wilson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altoona.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Altoona questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altoona, Kansas?
467, in 207 households. Altoona city covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 875 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altoona in?
Wilson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Altoona?
$48,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $48,000. Median gross rent is $664 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Altoona in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Altoona appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altoona, city of, community 200382, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Altoona figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wilson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Altoona.
Is zoning published for Altoona?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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