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City: Altoona, PA
Blair County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 34,562
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 32,263

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Houses and condos: 14,647
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,176
% of renters here:  31%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 16601: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 89.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 359 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.7% ($763)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 16,533  (47.8%)
Females: 18,029  (52.2%)

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Urban population: 28,748
Rural population: 5,814

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $103,333
16601:  $103,333
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 32 registered sex offenders living in 16601 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  37.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16601, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,249 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $33,249
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $30,752 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:  $30,752
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.9% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,177 (reported on 39.3% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,177
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,841 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:  $1,841
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,659 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:  +$3,659
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,383 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:  +$9,383
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,053 (reported on 0.1% of returns)
Here:  +$3,053
State:  +$274

IRA payment deduction: $2,488 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
16601:  $2,488
Pennsylvania:  $2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,981 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:  $9,981
Pennsylvania:  $14,674

Total itemized deductions: $14,319 (1% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:  $14,319
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,627 (3.3% of AGI, reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:  $2,627
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  3.3% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,337 (reported on 70.0% of returns)
16601:  $4,337
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,638 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:  $1,638
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.4%
Here:  56%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 47.8% for AGIs below $10k, 57.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,127
This zip code:  $36,127
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Altoona, PA (16601) map

Nearest zip codes: 16602, 16648, 16617, 16635, 16665, 16613.
Altoona Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  65.1%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 16601 with a mortgage: 5,002 (486 second mortgage, 652 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,544


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $920

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  17.9%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Church in zip code 16601: Mardorf Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Grandview Cemetery (1), Blacks Cemetery (2), Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Altoona (A), Mill Run Reservoir (B), Scotch Run Reservoir (C), Pottsgrove Reservoir (D), Kittanning Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Gap Run (A), Scotch Gap Run (B), Kittanning Run (C), Homer Gap Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 101
  • 1995 to 1998: 362
  • 1990 to 1994: 410
  • 1980 to 1989: 811
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,642
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,086
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,427
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,627
  • 1939 or earlier: 7,119



Zip code 16601 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Altoona, PA (16601):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 119
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,864
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,684
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,481
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 182


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 261
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,306
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,424
  • 3 bedrooms: 944
  • 4 bedrooms: 210
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 31



Vehicles available in 16601 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 512
  • 1 vehicle: 3,038
  • 2 vehicles: 4,119
  • 3 vehicles: 1,212
  • 4 vehicles: 343
  • 5 or more vehicles: 106


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 1,411
  • 1 vehicle: 1,829
  • 2 vehicles: 695
  • 3 vehicles: 140
  • 4 vehicles: 68
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 16601 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 16601 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 16601:

  • Less than $10,000: 61
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 31
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 85
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 105
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 114
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 128
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 144
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 416
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 519
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 711
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 627
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 595
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 599
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1,456
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1,005
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 726
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 432
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 476
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 190
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 196
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 49
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 37
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 8
 



16601 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 16601:

  • Less than $100: 161
  • $100 to $149: 134
  • $150 to $199: 293
  • $200 to $249: 265
  • $250 to $299: 284
  • $300 to $349: 402
  • $350 to $399: 342
  • $400 to $449: 320
  • $450 to $499: 200
  • $500 to $549: 50
  • $550 to $599: 8
  • $600 to $649: 52
  • $650 to $699: 31
  • $700 to $749: 13
  • $750 to $799: 55
  • $800 to $899: 16
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 12
  • $2,000 or more: 19
  • No cash rent: 304
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $58,860.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,477
  • Black or African American householders: $64,583
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $224,815
  • Asian householders: $137,832
  • Two or more races householders: $74,393
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $106,276

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,127 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
16601:  $104,127
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,817 - $137,758

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $123,205
Here:  $123,205
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,602
Here:  $108,602
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $97,801
Here:  $97,801
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,317
Here:  $76,317
State:  $204,155

Mobile homes: $33,230
Here:  $33,230
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,439
  • One, attached: 525
  • Two: 979
  • 3 or 4: 693
  • 5 to 9: 419
  • 10 to 19: 251
  • 20 to 49: 156
  • 50 or more: 810
  • Mobile homes: 313
16601 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 11,958 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 1,663 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 102 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
  • Taxi: 10 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 25 (0%)
  • Walked: 682 (5%)
  • Other means: 128 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (2%)
 

16601 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 684
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2566
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3442
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2994
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2066
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 549
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 759
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 92
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 158
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 426
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 336
  • 90 or more minutes: 500
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 32,749

  • In family households: 26,959 (6,479 male householders, 2,410 female householders)
    6,647 spouses, 9,757 children (8,997 natural, 193 adopted, 567 stepchildren), 459 grandchildren, 165 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 244 other relatives, 639 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,790 (1,908 male householders (1,499 living alone)), 2,779 female householders (2,471 living alone)), 1,103 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,422 (148 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,859 2-persons, 2,224 3-persons, 1,785 4-persons, 673 5-persons, 258 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,970 1-person, 486 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

5,089 married couples with children.
2,037 single-parent households (465 men, 1,572 women).

97.0% of residents of 16601 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 8% well, 23% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 16% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 295 (0.9%)
(85.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

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



  • Germany (20%)
  • Korea (17%)
  • Canada (12%)
  • Italy (8%)
  • Other Western Europe (6%)
  • Russia (6%)
  • Philippines (4%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 45
  • 1990 to 1994: 33
  • 1985 to 1989: 41
  • 1980 to 1984: 41
  • 1975 to 1979: 20
  • 1970 to 1974: 18
  • 1970 to 1974: 13
  • 1965 to 1969: 84

White population: 33,171
Black population: 872
American Indian population: 37
Asian population: 92
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 77
Two or more races population: 307

Zip code 16601 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 9824
 Irish: 3791
 Italian: 3076
 United States or American: 2248
 Other groups: 1679
 English: 1641
 Polish: 1068
 Scotch-Irish: 450
 Dutch: 433
 French (except Basque): 344
 Pennsylvania German: 305
 Scottish: 276
 Swedish: 225
 Welsh: 149
 Arab:: 120
 Greek: 108
 Ukrainian: 102
 Hungarian: 94
 Lebanese: 75
 Slovak: 71
 European: 62
 Swiss: 62
 Russian: 60
 French Canadian: 50
 Syrian: 45
 British: 33
 Danish: 31
 Slavic: 30
 Subsaharan African:: 24
 Macedonian: 22
 Norwegian: 21
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21
 Czechoslovakian: 20
 African: 20
 Austrian: 20
 Lithuanian: 19
 Czech: 16
 Canadian: 15
 Jamaican: 14
 Scandinavian: 12
 Yugoslavian: 12
 Australian: 9
 Romanian: 7
 Bahamian: 7
 Belgian: 6
 Finnish: 6
 Slovene: 6
 Turkish: 5
 Croatian: 4
 Ethiopian: 4



Zip code 16601 topographic map

Public primary/middle school in zip code 16601 not listed on the city page:
  • IRVING EL SCH (Students: 277; Grades: KG - 06)

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ALTOONA REG HEALTH SYS ALTOONA HOSP (620 HOWARD AVENUE in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-1352155-1, AIR PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
    Organizations: ALTOONA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (CONTACT/GENERAL) , OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALTOONA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AMERWAY LEAD MELTING PLT (3701 BEALE AVE in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-25-1612234-1, AIR PROGRAM
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM
    Business NAICS classification: NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING.; SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM).
    Organizations: AMERWAY, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: AMERWAY INC., AMERWAY/ALTOONA PLT
  • ALL AMER DRY CLNR ALTOONA (700 CHESTNUT AVENUE in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-00-3499008-1, AIR PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANING; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
    Organizations: ALL AMERICAN DRY CLEANING (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALL AMERICAN DRY CLEANING, ALL AMERICAN LAUNDROMAT & DRYCLEANING
  • ALTOONA WESTERLY SEWAGE TREATMENT PLT (6 MI SOUTH OF ALTOONA RT 764 in ALTOONA, PA)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1987-0282, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: ALTOONA WESTERLY STP
  • ALTOONA AREA CREMATORY (2036 BROAD AVE in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-01-0691545-1, AIR PROGRAM
    Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
    Business NAICS classification: FUNERAL HOMES AND FUNERAL SERVICES.; CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES.
    Organizations: ALTOONA AREA CREMATORY, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: ALTOONA AREA CREMATORY/ALTOONA, CARN WEAVER ALTOONA FUNERAL HOME
  • ALTOONA STP (PO BOX 31 in ALTOONA, PA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1987-0282, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  • ABC MACK TRUCK SALES (2501 BEALE AVE in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WW ENGINE & SUPPLY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ABC MACK SALES, WW ENGINE & SUPPLY
  • ALTOONA MIRROR (1000 GREEN AVE in ALTOONA, PA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OGDEN NEWSPAPERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ALTOONA CENTER (1515 FOURTH STREET in ALTOONA, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , COMMONWEALTH OF PA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ALTOONA CITY HALL (1301 12TH ST in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  • ALTOONA FAM INC (RD 1 in ALTOONA, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
  • AMOCO OIL COMPANY (6TH AVENUE ROAD in ALTOONA, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • ATLANTIC PIPELINE ALTOONA AREA MAN GANG (E BURNS AVE CANAN STA in ALTOONA, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTIC PIPELINE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)

Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 16601
  • Ramada Inn Altoona, 1 Sheraton Dr, Altoona, PA 16601, Phone: (814) 946-1631, Fax: (814) 946-0785
  • Hampton Inn-altoona, 180 Charlotte Dr, Altoona, PA 16601, Phone: (814) 941-3500
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 16601

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,077

Zip code 16601 marital status for males
Zip code 16601 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


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

  • This state: 30798
  • Northeast: 808
  • Midwest: 783
  • South: 1122
  • West: 263

65% of the 16601 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 31,560. Population change in the 1990s: +3,002 (+9.5%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 446
Here:  12.8%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 169
Here:  9.3%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 272
Here:  10.9%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ALTOONA, PA):

  • BURGMEIER'S HAULING INC (RR 1 BOX 938; small business): $490,213 in 27 contracts from 1999 to 2006
    Contracts for Waste Treatment and Storage, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $33,000; 2001: $51,000; 2002: $196,000; 2003: $65,563; 2004: $67,676; 2005: $30,192; 2006: $51,782.

    Biggest contracts:
    $137,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2007-05-15.
    $50,504 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2006-02-08. Effective on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
    $35,350, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $35,350, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  • ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SUPPLY, INC (1000 50TH ST; small business): $25,278 in 4 contracts in 2003
    $14,997 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-03-10. Completion date: 2003-03-13.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-29. Completion date: 2003-02-13.
    $3,468 with Army for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2003-03-22. Completion date: 2003-04-07.
    $1,813, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-18. Completion date: 2003-04-22.
  • ROSCH VISIONARY SYSTEMS (501 HOWARD AVE STE A204; small business)
    $18,250 with Air Force for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2005-03-16. Completion date: 2005-03-30.
  • GEARHARTS MOVING & STORAGE INC (812NORTH 7TH AVENUE; small business)
    $0 with Army for Warehousing and Storage Services. Signed on 2002-05-21. Completion date: 2003-05-31.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 5, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 6, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 15)
  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Wholesale Trade: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 5)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

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.)




People in group quarters
  • 879 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 207 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 160 people in nursing homes
  • 120 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 17 people in religious group quarters
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally ill

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED64$84,087486$90,911651$78,947315$26,2104$115,570100$54,73927$72,263
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$125,20068$90,31591$83,08619$32,8190$06$62,39010$80,044
APPLICATIONS DENIED10$81,29988$76,592674$79,310329$42,7210$041$53,24036$55,850
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$91,42541$84,864178$89,26027$41,6621$78,00015$54,7312$24,495
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$013$119,24872$112,6612$7,3150$01$78,6000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED186$83,56882$100,78412$38,3462$87,520
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED25$88,92512$78,9482$30,5200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$61,0062$71,8501$82,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$49,3507$62,5160$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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