Household Types in the Altoona Area, Pennsylvania (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Altoona Area
Altoona Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.137536%48.034142%48.137536%48.1%24,52824.5k10.986380%11.943581%10.986380%11.0%5,5984.407897%4.424187%4.407897%4.4%2,24631.322369%29.571826%31.322369%31.3%15,96016.0k5.145818%6.026265%5.145818%5.1%2,622
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Altoona Area
Altoona Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads66.597972%67.536265%66.597972%66.6%8,07925.166928%24.415691%25.166928%25.2%3,0538.235100%8.048043%8.235100%8.2%999

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Altoona Area
Altoona Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.807748%25.603611%23.807748%23.8%12,13112.1k75.925344%74.187216%75.925344%75.9%38,68738.7k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and the Altoona Area
Altoona Area
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Black3Other3-8.450704%-6.103286%-9.389671%-0.000000%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-23.943662%24%76.056338%61.737928%76.056338%76%213-10.823463%-4.271676%-31.267782%-4.947638%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-51.310559%51%48.689441%51.551298%48.689441%49%49,55949.6k-2.843602%-2.843602%-44.075829%-23.696682%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-73.459716%73%26.540284%39.601521%26.540284%27%211-17.910448%-5.970149%-37.611940%-13.731343%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-75.223881%75%24.776119%35.590131%24.776119%25%335-22.179732%-13.575526%-37.858509%-7.839388%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-81.453155%81%18.546845%22.065543%18.546845%19%523-30.088496%-16.814159%-23.893805%-29.203540%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-100.000000%100%0.000000%32.309803%0.000000%0%113
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Altoona Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%45%53%61%70%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%4.2%7.1%10.0%12.9%15.9%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.7%7.0%9.4%11.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%23%29%36%42%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%4.0%7.3%10.6%13.8%17.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%11%17%23%30%37%
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Household Types by Place in the Altoona Area

There are 18 places that are fully or partially contained within the Altoona Area (17 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, the Altoona Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area.

Married by Place#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected places in the Altoona Area, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Foot of TenNorthwoodTiptonTunnelhillRoaring SpgClaysburgGraziervilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaPennsylvaniaNortheastMartinsburgBellwoodEast FreedomMiddle AtlanticLakemontGreenwoodDuncansvilleAltoonaWilliamsburgTyroneHollidaysburgNewry69.565217%69.565217%70%192169.117647%69.117647%69%94255.027933%55.027933%55%197353.793103%53.793103%54%78451.612903%51.612903%52%528550.809061%50.809061%51%314650.520833%50.520833%51%97748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.933962%46.933962%47%398846.805556%46.805556%47%337946.769231%46.769231%47%1521046.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.748116%45.748116%46%4251142.840779%42.840779%43%3741240.204429%40.204429%40%2361340.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501439.087302%39.087302%39%1971538.733032%38.733032%39%8561637.558015%37.558015%38%1,0521736.190476%36.190476%36%3818
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Altoona Area

There is 1 county in the Altoona Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Altoona Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area.

Married by County#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected counties in the Altoona Area, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesAltoona AreaBlairPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle Atlantic48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k148.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Altoona Area

There are 25 county subdivisions in the Altoona Area. This section compares all 25 of those to each other, the Altoona Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected county subdivisions in the Altoona Area, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%20%40%60%Count#HustonWoodburySnyderFrankstownCatharineN WoodburyTyroneJuniataBlairTaylorAntisTunnelhillAlleghenyFreedomLoganRoaring SpgUnited StatesAltoona AreaPennsylvaniaNortheastMartinsburgBellwoodMiddle AtlanticGreenfieldDuncansvilleAltoonaWilliamsburgTyroneHollidaysburgNewry77.927928%77.927928%78%346164.070796%64.070796%64%362263.862928%63.862928%64%820362.641938%62.641938%63%1,655462.277580%62.277580%62%175561.437247%61.437247%61%607661.426492%61.426492%61%422761.419069%61.419069%61%277861.223345%61.223345%61%1,091957.314629%57.314629%57%5721056.779661%56.779661%57%1,4071156.521739%56.521739%57%261255.404412%55.404412%55%1,5071353.684971%53.684971%54%7431452.597906%52.597906%53%2,7131551.612903%51.612903%52%5281648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.933962%46.933962%47%3981746.805556%46.805556%47%3371846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M42.592593%42.592593%43%7131940.204429%40.204429%40%2362040.109831%40.109831%40%7,4502139.087302%39.087302%39%1972238.733032%38.733032%39%8562337.558015%37.558015%38%1,0522436.190476%36.190476%36%3825
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Altoona Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%20%40%Count#SelinsgroveGettysburgLancasterSomerset AreaChambersburgLewisburgHuntingdonEast StroudsburgYork AreaSayre AreaLebanon AreaDuBois AreaWarren AreaLock HavenOil City AreaMeadvilleAllentownReading AreaLewistownIndiana AreaSt. MarysWilliamsportBloomsburgNew CastleHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaPennsylvaniaSunbury AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburghPhiladelphiaNew York AreaErie AreaBradford AreaYoungstownScranton Area58.197963%58.197963%58%8,455157.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k257.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k356.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k455.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k554.843334%54.843334%55%8,034654.680412%54.680412%55%9,282754.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k853.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k953.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k1152.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k1251.792475%51.792475%52%8,7551351.685928%51.685928%52%7,6031451.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k1551.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k1651.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5001950.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k2050.104775%50.104775%50%6,6952149.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k2249.399413%49.399413%49%16,65616.7k2348.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k2448.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k2548.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2748.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k2847.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2947.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k3047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3246.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3345.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3445.373428%45.373428%45%7,8313545.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3644.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k37
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 37 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Altoona Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%20%40%Count#LancasterChambersburgEast StroudsburgTorringtonBridgeportYork AreaWatertownConcord AreaLebanon AreaManchesterAllentownReading AreaTrenton AreaBarnstable TownWilliamsportPortland AreaClaremontWorcesterHarrisburgPottsvilleUnited StatesAltoona AreaGlens FallsBurlingtonPennsylvaniaNorwich AreaBoston AreaHartford AreaBangor AreaState CollegeJohnstownNortheastAugusta AreaMiddle AtlanticPittsburghKingston AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaJamestownAlbany AreaBinghamtonErie AreaYoungstownAtlantic CityProvidenceSyracuse AreaScranton AreaNew HavenRochesterUtica AreaPittsfieldBuffalo AreaVineland AreaSpringfield57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k155.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k254.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k353.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k453.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k653.278991%53.278991%53%23,13823.1k752.600810%52.600810%53%29,87229.9k852.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k951.994696%51.994696%52%81,17181.2k1051.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k1151.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k1250.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.784316%49.784316%50%46,97247.0k1449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k1549.387241%49.387241%49%106,712107k1649.252287%49.252287%49%43,77143.8k1749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k1848.830562%48.830562%49%109,671110k1948.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k2048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k2148.090090%48.090090%48%24,51224.5k2248.088161%48.088161%48%41,06241.1k2348.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k2447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2547.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2647.615194%47.615194%48%29,42029.4k2747.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k2847.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k2947.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.811859%46.811859%47%23,79423.8k3046.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3146.598399%46.598399%47%32,30932.3k3246.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3346.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3445.642854%45.642854%46%24,06224.1k3545.616363%45.616363%46%157,813158k3645.613197%45.613197%46%44,90344.9k3745.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k3845.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3945.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k4044.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4144.919273%44.919273%45%115,182115k4244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k4344.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k4444.698626%44.698626%45%192,618193k4544.677823%44.677823%45%51,79551.8k4643.052467%43.052467%43%23,61623.6k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k4942.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Altoona Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Altoona Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Altoona Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Altoona Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAltoona AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoPennsylvaniaBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesNortheastVirginia BeachIndianapolisMiddle AtlanticPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2048.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Altoona Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Blair
Principal City:
Altoona
Boroughs:
Bellwood, Duncansville, Hollidaysburg, Martinsburg, Newry, Roaring Spring, Tunnelhill, Tyrone, Williamsburg
Cities:
Altoona
Townships:
Allegheny, Antis, Blair, Catharine, Frankstown, Freedom, Greenfield, Huston, Juniata, Logan, North Woodbury, Snyder, Taylor, Tyrone, Woodbury
Unincorporated Places:
Claysburg, East Freedom, Foot of Ten, Grazierville, Greenwood, Lakemont, Northwood, Tipton
ZIP Codes:
15946, 16601, 16602, 16613, 16617, 16625, 16631, 16635, 16636, 16637, 16641, 16648, 16655, 16662, 16665, 16673, 16682, 16686, 16693
Unified School Districts:
Altoona, Bellwood-Antis, Claysburg-Kimmel, Hollidaysburg, Penn Cambria, Spring Cove, Tyrone, Williamsburg
Congressional District:
PA-9
State Senate District:
PA-30
State House Districts:
PA-79, PA-80
Neighboring Metro Areas:
DuBois Area, Huntingdon Area, Johnstown Area, State College Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Chambersburg Area, Indiana Area, Lewistown Area, Lock Haven Area, Somerset Area