| ECONOMY | Altoona, Pennsylvania | United States |
| | 6.7% | 6.0% |
| | -5.1% | -6.2% |
| | 21.4% | 33.5% |
| | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| | $25,531 | $31,177 |
| | $45,664 | $57,652 |
| | $60,981 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| | 15.0% | 11.6% |
| | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| | 3.7% | 6.7% |
| | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| | 18.0% | 13.8% |
| | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| | 7.9% | 7.4% |
| | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| | 4.6% | 4.8% |