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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Altoona is $15,987, which is much lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Altoona median household income is $35,000, which has grown by 46.41% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Altoona residents spend 16.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #597

Altoona, KS	15,987 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	22,841 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	27,813 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	14,554 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #499

Altoona, KS	35,000 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	38,103 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #184

Altoona, KS	46.41%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Altoona, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.75%	$7,150, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.38%	$16,738, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.25%	$2,300, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.13%	$8,240, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	35,250 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Altoona, KS	37,499 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$37,625, see rank	$53,621	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$53,542, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,769, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,000, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$18,750, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	272, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	131, 48.16%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	87, 66.41%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	87, 66.41%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	82, 94.25%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 5.75%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	44, 33.59%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	141, 51.84%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	94, 66.67%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	94, 66.67%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	81, 86.17%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 13.83%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	47, 33.33%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	162, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	131, 80.86%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7, 4.32%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	17, 10.49%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 4.32%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Altoona, KS	16.2 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	163	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	82, 50.31%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 7.32%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12, 14.63%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 15.85%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 21.95%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24, 29.27%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	81, 49.69%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 25.93%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	46, 56.79%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 11.11%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 6.17%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Altoona, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	163, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 4.91%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	15, 9.20%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	38, 23.31%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 1.23%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14, 8.59%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 2.45%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.23%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 1.23%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1, 0.61%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	56, 34.36%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2, 1.23%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 0.61%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 11.04%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Altoona, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	102	26.15%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	29	27.62%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.