Altoona, KS Population

Overview

347

Total Population

41.8

Median age

53.03%

Female population %

88.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Altoona's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Altoona is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Altoona's population under 18 was 28.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Altoona's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Altoona, 19.60% were under the age of 15, 17.58% aged 15 to 29, 38.62% aged 30 to 64, 23.63% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Altoona:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.03% females and 46.97% males in Altoona, KS.
The Altoona, KS gender ratio is 88.6:100 i.e. 88.6 men to 100 women (0.886).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 36.

Altoona's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Altoona population: 93.37% are White and 6.63% are multiracial.
Altoona's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 341 (98.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Altoona is White with a population of 324 (93.37% of the total population).

Altoona's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 489 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Altoona's population decreased by 77 (15.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Altoona's population decreased by 67 (16.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Altoona's population was lowest in year 2020 at 345.