Altoona is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 9,139 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altoona is the 112th largest community in Wisconsin.Altoona is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Altoona is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Altoona who work in office and administrative support (12.33%), management occupations (11.12%), and sales jobs (6.85%). Also of interest is that Altoona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Altoona is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.99 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The population of Altoona is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.19% of adults in Altoona have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Altoona in 2022 was $37,625, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,500 for a family of four. However, Altoona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Altoona is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Altoona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altoona residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Altoona include German, Norwegian, English, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Altoona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
