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Altoona, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Altoona is a Census city of 43,196 people across 9.79 square miles of land, in Blair County. Median household income is $51,250, 63.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altoona
What Altoona is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,412
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlair 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
- Population43,196
- Median age40.4
- Population under 189,020
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over7,715
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households18,777
- Family households10,626
- Share of households that are families56.6 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$51,250
- Per capita income$31,593
- Civilian labor force21,140
- Employed19,713
- Unemployed1,427 plus or minus 312
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over30,626
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
Housing in Altoona
- Housing units21,295
- Occupied units18,777
- Vacant units2,518
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent
- Owner occupied11,991
- Renter occupied6,786
- Ownership rate63.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$819
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units15,704
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,496
- Share in buildings of two or more25.8 percent
- Mobile homes88 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1944
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 commute18,023
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,689
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,008
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled10.0 percent
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home7.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
SBA loans in Altoona (7(a))
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$18,748,300
- Average approval$535,666
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,575,000
- Largest approval$4,072,000
- Jobs supported460
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.9 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altoona, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Altoona
SBA loans in Altoona (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$9,987,000
- Average approval$1,109,667
- Median approval$1,101,000
- Largest approval$1,956,000
- Jobs supported103
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altoona, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Altoona
Flood risk in Altoona
- NFIP communityCity of Altoona
- NFIP community number420159
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date03/02/12
The City of Altoona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420159 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blair County, not Altoona
Blair County context, not Altoona figures
- Establishments in Blair County3,178
- Covered employment, Blair County58,025
- Average annual pay, Blair County$53,266
- Housing units permitted, Blair County87
Every figure in this section is published for Blair 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.
Coverage
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, Pennsylvania?
43,196, in 18,777 households. Altoona city covers 9.79 square miles of land, which is 4,412 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?
Blair 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?
$51,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,900. Median gross rent is $819 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Altoona businesses?
35 7(a) approvals totaling $18.7 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $10.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altoona, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Altoona borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Altoona. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Altoona in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Altoona appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altoona, city of, community 420159, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Blair 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.