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ALTAMONT, PENNSYLVANIA QUICK STATSCounty: Schuylkill
Elevation: 1550 feet
Land Area: 0.94 square miles
Population Density: 2800 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (50.7%), Black (41.2%), Hispanic (7.7%), Other race (4.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Polish (3.7%), Irish (3.0%), Russian (2.6%), Ukrainian (2.6%), Slovak (2.2%), German (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (34.3 miles , pop. 81,207)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (78.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Frackville borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Gilberton borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Englewood, PA (1.0 miles ), Shenandoah borough, PA (1.7 miles ), New Boston-Morea, PA (1.7 miles ), Girardville borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Shenandoah Heights, PA (1.8 miles ), Mahanoy City borough, PA (2.2 miles )
Altamont Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
ALTAMONT, PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 49.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Altamont:
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 19 miles, BLOOMSBURG, PA, Full-time enrollment: 6,880 LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 31 miles, NANTICOKE, PA, FT enrollment: 3,582 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 32 miles, KUTZTOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 7,101 LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 33 miles, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA, FT enrollment: 2,145 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS about 34 miles, READING, PA, FT enrollment: 2,003 WILKES UNIVERSITY about 37 miles, WILKES BARRE, PA, FT enrollment: 2,438 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, LEWISBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 3,534
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