Blair County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 113,20192.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,2393.5%Two or more races
  • 1,8981.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7111.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7480.6%Asian alone
  • 2530.2%Some other race alone
  • 640.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $186,576

Here:	$186,576
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,749

Here:	$148,749
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $95,929

Here:	$95,929
State:	$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,331

Here:	$114,331
State:	$281,770

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,387

Here:	$102,387
State:	$294,035

Mobile homes: $71,929

Here:	$71,929
State:	$85,730

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,613 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,448 (1.1%)

Area name: Altoona, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blair County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Altoona, Tyrone, Hollidaysburg, Greenwood, Roaring Spring, Martinsburg, Bellwood, Lakemont, Claysburg, Williamsburg.

Neighboring counties: Duchesne County, Utah , Cass County, Indiana , Warren County, New Jersey , Clark County, Missouri , Otoe County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 5,251
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,540 (40.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8332010 or later
• 2712000 to 2009
• 2701990 to 1999
• 2171980 to 1989
• 2931970 to 1979
• 443Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41,057
• One, attached: 3,093
• Two: 1,972
• 3 or 4: 1,876
• 5 to 9: 908
• 10 to 19: 966
• 20 to 49: 1,181
• 50 or more: 1,625
• Mobile homes: 3,121

Housing units in Blair County with a mortgage: 21,732 (2,497 second mortgage, 181 home equity loan, 2,029 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,095

Religion statistics for Blair County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Blair County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances, Incident Period: September 08, 2004 to September 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1555: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1555, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to September 12, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1485: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1485, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.36% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,595 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.16% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($26,931 average AGI)
1.20% relocated from other states ($21,663 average AGI)

Blair County:	1.20%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Cambria County, PA	0.47% ($40,928 average AGI)
from Bedford County, PA	0.31% ($36,635)
from Huntingdon County, PA	0.20% ($45,225)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.20% ($46,768)
from Centre County, PA	0.19% ($40,561)
from Clearfield County, PA	0.13% ($39,600)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.04% ($64,714)

3.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,084 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.36% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($32,121 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($20,964 average AGI)

Blair County:	1.30%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Cambria County, PA	0.45% ($47,633 average AGI)
to Bedford County, PA	0.32% ($40,606)
to Centre County, PA	0.25% ($58,810)
to Huntingdon County, PA	0.20% ($59,388)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.18% ($46,742)
to Clearfield County, PA	0.13% ($39,574)
to York County, PA	0.06% ($41,258)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Blair County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 24,582 (7,025 living alone), Female householders: 25,213 (8,109 living alone)

• 24,231 spouses (24,008 opposite-sex spouses), 3,734 unmarried partners, (3,655 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,901 children (31,885 natural, 1,021 adopted, 995 stepchildren), 2,017 grandchildren, 724 brothers or sisters, 1,081 parents, 58 foster children, 1,029 other relatives, 2,006 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,191

Size of family households: 15,429 2-persons, 8,427 3-persons, 5,352 4-persons, 2,047 5-persons, 499 6-persons, 486 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,134 1-person, 2,222 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

15,594 married couples with children.
6,953 single-parent households (1,629 men, 5,324 women).

97.2% of residents of Blair speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $867,304,000 ($6,804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,349,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $404,138,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $201,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,890,000
Federal grants: $178,704,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,291,000 ($2,160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $58,596,000 ($4,808,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,823,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,329,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,170,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.36 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

• Year house built in Blair County, Pennsylvania
• 1342020 or later
• 1,4252010 to 2019
• 2,8852000 to 2009
• 3,7791990 to 1999
• 4,0841980 to 1989
• 8,8061970 to 1979
• 3,9051960 to 1969
• 6,4461950 to 1959
• 4,9221940 to 1949
• 19,4131939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blair County, Pennsylvania
• 661 room
• 02 rooms
• 4273 rooms
• 1,8044 rooms
• 4,5715 rooms
• 8,8466 rooms
• 8,0087 rooms
• 6,8698 rooms
• 8,2419+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania
• 1611 room
• 7202 rooms
• 1,6383 rooms
• 2,9824 rooms
• 1,7635 rooms
• 1,7286 rooms
• 8197 rooms
• 4528 rooms
• 7009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blair County, Pennsylvania
• 66no bedroom
• 6871 bedroom
• 6,6482 bedrooms
• 21,9923 bedrooms
• 7,2384 bedrooms
• 2,2015+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania
• 218no bedroom
• 2,8541 bedroom
• 4,5782 bedrooms
• 2,5273 bedrooms
• 6704 bedrooms
• 1165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Blair County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blair County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,377no vehicle
• 11,2321 vehicle
• 16,0842 vehicles
• 6,9133 vehicles
• 2,6884 vehicles
• 5385+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Blair County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,052no vehicle
• 5,1721 vehicle
• 2,3882 vehicles
• 2423 vehicles
• 954 vehicles
• 145+ vehicles

90.0% of Blair County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 108,323
• Other state: 11,077
• Northeast: 3,401
• Midwest: 2,473
• South: 3,682
• West: 1,521

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,745
• Number of aged recipients: 319
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,426
• Number of recipients under 18: 918
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,141
• Number of recipients older than 64: 686
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,551
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,267

Blair County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"