Altamont, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,262 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 31 (all nonfarm))

Altamont, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 335 (308 occupied: 290 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	29%

Housing density: 356 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $488 (lower quartile is $477, upper quartile is $512)

Median gross rent in Altamont, PA in 2007: $695

Housing units in Altamont with a mortgage: 103 (0 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,683 (it was $55,900 in 2000)

Altamont:	$77,683
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,472 - $108,661

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $111,596
Here: $111,596
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $65,990
Here: $65,990
State: $160,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,277
Here: $161,277
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $39,048
Here: $39,048
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 710

In family households: 577 (153 male householders, 53 female householders)
177 spouses, 173 children (154 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 133 (44 male householders (44 living alone)), 89 female householders (89 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,583 (2,566 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 117 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person.

85 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (5 men, 22 women).

91.3% of residents of Altamont speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 36 (1.1%)
(61.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Altamont, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 66 6 rooms: 104 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 13

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Altamont, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 5 6 rooms: 3 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 0
1970 to 1979: 33
1960 to 1969: 38
1950 to 1959: 31
1940 to 1949: 52
1939 or earlier: 157

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Altamont:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 77 3 bedrooms: 179 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Altamont:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 5 3 bedrooms: 3 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Altamont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 107 2 vehicles: 109 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Altamont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 5 2 vehicles: 8 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Altamont, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 57
$60,000 to $69,999: 39
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 39
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $174,999: 6
$175,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Altamont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Altamont:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 5

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 8

Altamont, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 29
5 to 9 minutes: 43
10 to 14 minutes: 29
15 to 19 minutes: 36
20 to 24 minutes: 32
25 to 29 minutes: 34
30 to 34 minutes: 13
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 0
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 9

Altamont mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 193 (83%)
Carpooled: 34 (15%)
Walked: 6 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 60
$15,000 to $19,999: 48
$20,000 to $24,999: 55
$25,000 to $29,999: 40
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $44,999: 0
$45,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $74,999: 22
$75,000 to $99,999: 21
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 100

Ukrainian: 69

German: 56

Russian: 56

Irish: 53

Slovak: 51

Welsh: 44

Lithuanian: 40

French Canadian: 31

Other groups: 28

Italian: 27

Dutch: 14

English: 14

Pennsylvania German: 8

United States or American: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (58%)
Ireland (22%)
Philippines (19%)

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

This state: 1982
Northeast: 619
Midwest: 0
South: 94
West: 562

19% of Altamont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 66
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 227
10th grade: 181
11th grade: 257
12th grade, no diploma: 436
High school graduate (or equivalency): 597
Less than 1 year of college: 75
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 320
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 159
Less than 1 year of college: 0
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 50.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,075
Asian householders: $34,705

Altamont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Altamont marital status for males

Altamont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,265

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 168
One, attached: 134
Two: 6
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,903

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Altamont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Coal or coke (20%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Coal or coke (28%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	8.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Here:	60.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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