Altoona (Alabama)

Etowah County Blount County

01-01660

Altoona is a town that lies partially in Blount County and partly in Etowah County of the U.S. state of Alabama. It belongs to the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area '. In 2000, the city had 984 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​9.9 km ², wovom 9.8 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² omitted ( = 0.26 %) to water.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 984 people Altoona. The population density was 100.0 people per km ². There were 437 housing units at an average 44.4 per km ². The population consisted of 95.43 % White, 2.54% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.91 % reported from other races, and 1.02 % from two or more races. 2.54 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The inhabitants of the city were distributed to 397 households out of which 33.8 % were living in children under 18 years. 47.9 % married couples living together, 15.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5 % were non-families. 29.2 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 13.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

The city population was spread out with 25.5 % under the, 8.2 % 18 -24- year-old, 26.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 22.6% 45-64 year olds and 17.4 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 79.2 men.

The median household income was 20 469 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 28,750 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 30,250 U.S. dollars, compared to 22 344 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Altoona was 11,168 U.S. dollars. 27.2 % of the population and 21.8 % of all families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 39.3 % of minors and 16.3 % of those age 65 or over.