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Altoona, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Altoona is a Census city of 8,878 people across 5.16 square miles of land, in Eau Claire County. Median household income is $84,552, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altoona
What Altoona is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.16 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,722
- County holding the largest share of its areaEau Claire 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
- Population8,878
- Median age37.5
- Population under 181,883
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,717
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households3,856
- Family households2,125
- Share of households that are families55.1 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$84,552
- Per capita income$41,919
- Civilian labor force4,888
- Employed4,753
- Unemployed135 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over6,037
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
Housing in Altoona
- Housing units4,037
- Occupied units3,856
- Vacant units181 plus or minus 116
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied2,000
- Renter occupied1,856
- Ownership rate51.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$233,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,285
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units2,072
- Share single family51.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,573 plus or minus 325
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent
- Mobile homes392 plus or minus 124
- Median year structure built1990
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 commute4,106
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,987
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more558 plus or minus 193
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home12.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Altoona
SBA loans in Altoona (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$6,598,100
- Average approval$329,905
- Median approval$190,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$713,900
- Largest approval$1,982,700
- Jobs supported184
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
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)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$8,782,000
- Average approval$1,463,667
- Median approval$892,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported54
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altoona, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 number550126
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/14
The City of Altoona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550126 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.
Eau Claire County, not Altoona
Eau Claire County context, not Altoona figures
- Establishments in Eau Claire County2,753
- Covered employment, Eau Claire County58,758
- Average annual pay, Eau Claire County$58,079
- Housing units permitted, Eau Claire County590
Every figure in this section is published for Eau Claire County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altoona.
All Eau Claire County figures →
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, Wisconsin?
8,878, in 3,856 households. Altoona city covers 5.16 square miles of land, which is 1,722 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?
Eau Claire 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?
$84,552. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,100. Median gross rent is $1,285 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?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $6.6 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $190,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $8.8 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 550126, 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 Eau Claire 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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