Wilson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.0. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.160. This is significantly better than average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.17. This is significantly worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 11.4. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Altoona and their reported violations in the past:
ALTOONA, CITY OF (Population served: 472, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2006)
- 7 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-17-2005)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.6%
(29.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 59.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 66.2% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altoona, KS
Altoona compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Altoona:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.00%
| Here | | 47.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 21.2% | 17.1% | 15.2% | 11.6% | 5.6% |
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| Congregations | 16.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 13.5% | 8.1% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | The Wesleyan Church | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 12.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 37.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | This county: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Wilson County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | This county: | 8.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Wilson County: | 11.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wilson County: | 13.1% | | State: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,454 | $29,448 | 1 | $618 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,824 | $22,944 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,278 | $25,112 | 1 | $618 |
Altoona government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $49,000 ($107.93)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $146,000 ($321.59)
Financial Administration: $44,000 ($96.92)
Sewerage: $26,000 ($57.27)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($44.05)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($11.01)
General - Other: $2,000 ($4.41)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.20)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $105,000 ($231.28)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $177,000 ($389.87)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $95,000 ($209.25)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $87,000 ($191.63)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $73,000 ($160.79)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000 ($37.44)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($22.03)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($26.43)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($8.81)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $239,000 ($526.43)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($13.22)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $322,000 ($709.25)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $146,000 ($321.59)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000 ($30.84)
General Support: $5,000 ($11.01)
- Tax - Property: $28,000 ($61.67)
Public Utilities: $7,000 ($15.42)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000 ($169.60)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($11.01)
7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,924 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.02% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,125 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.77% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Altoona:
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Altoona:
- KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKOY-FM (105.5 FM; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Altoona:
- K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Altoona fatal accident list:
May 15, 2009 05:39 AM, Quincy St, 8th St, Lat: 37.52415833, Lon: -95.66001944, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 14, 1979 09:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $109,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,860
Total average daily truck traffic: 297
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 2,270
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Altoona)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Tower Transmitter No 2 (Lat: 37.523111 Lon: -95.589139), Type: Tank, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WDN539
Assigned Frequencies: 154.456 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2000, Expiration Date: 03/09/2005, Cancellation Date: 05/14/2005, Certifier: Dale Johnson
Registrant: Micro Comm Inc, 6980 W 153rd St, Overland Park, KS 66223, Fax: (913) 681-2753
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB0ZEA, Licensee ID: L00795551
Grant Date: 10/26/2006, Expiration Date: 12/16/2016
Registrant: Donald A Busby Sr, 828 Adams Street, Altoona, KS 66710 - Call Sign: N0XLM
Grant Date: 06/08/1993, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancellation Date: 06/09/2005
Registrant: Jamie L Raymond, 1316 N State, Altoona, KS 66710 - Call Sign: KC0LMH, Licensee ID: L00408697
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/10/2011, Certifier: Kendall L Pierce
Registrant: Kendall L Pierce, Rt 1 Box 67, Altoona, KS 66710 - Call Sign: KC0SZF, Licensee ID: L00910644
Grant Date: 08/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/26/2014, Cancellation Date: 09/18/2004, Certifier: Donald L Songer
Registrant: Donald L Songer, Rr1 - Box 152, Altoona, KS 66710 - Call Sign: W0FAO, Previous Call Sign: KC0SZF, Licensee ID: L00910644
Grant Date: 09/18/2004, Expiration Date: 09/18/2014, Certifier: Donald L Songer
Registrant: Donald L Songer, Rr1 - Box 152, Altoona, KS 66710
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Altoona, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Charles | 16 | 79.9 years |
| William | 7 | 78.9 years |
| George | 7 | 75.5 years |
| James | 6 | 71.1 years |
| Mildred | 5 | 70.0 years |
| Helen | 5 | 72.2 years |
| John | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Donald | 4 | 71.2 years |
| Elsie | 4 | 78.7 years |
| Hazel | 4 | 92.8 years |
| Most common last names in Altoona, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Dannels | 8 | 76.1 years |
| Blaker | 7 | 78.4 years |
| Cranor | 7 | 84.4 years |
| Hall | 6 | 75.5 years |
| Lewellen | 6 | 85.8 years |
| Wiltse | 6 | 84.0 years |
| Troutman | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Frankenbery | 4 | 76.5 years |
| Morton | 4 | 76.0 years |
| Olson | 4 | 77.0 years |
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
- #67 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal occupations:"
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