Altoona
Recent News About Altoona
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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Etowah County receive in 2021?
Farms in Etowah County received $2,669,265 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Blount County farmers in 2021 reached $1,517,886
Farms in Blount County received $1,517,886 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Gadsden Health and Rehabilitation Center Q4 2023’s 3rd largest nursing home in Etowah County
With an overall rating of three, Gadsden Health and Rehabilitation Center was the third largest nursing home in Etowah County during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Attalla Health and Rehabilitation was 2nd largest nursing home in Etowah County as of Q4 2023
With an overall rating of one, Attalla Health and Rehabilitation was the second largest nursing home in Etowah County during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Mcguffey Health and Rehabilitation Center was largest nursing home in Etowah County as of Q4 2023
Mcguffey Health and Rehabilitation Center, the largest nursing home in Etowah County, aided an average of 153 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Altoona Health and Rehabilitation: 3-star nursing home in Etowah County
Owned by Bradley Long and Mark Sims, Altoona Health and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of three in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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22.8% of households in Altoona received food stamps in 2020
Altoona ranked 139th in Alabama for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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20.7 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town
20.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Altoona town in 2020
Of the 1,250 people living in Altoona town in 2020, 51 percent (638) were women and 49 percent (612) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Gadsden Today.
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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Altoona Town identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 883 citizens living in Altoona Town in 2019, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 76.6 percent of people in Altoona Town were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 883 citizens living in Altoona Town in 2019, 676 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $342,016 to a business in Altoona under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, one business in Altoona received $342,016 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Altoona town in 2019
Of the 883 people living in Altoona town in 2019, 55.2 percent (487) were women and 44.8 percent (396) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Gadsden Today.
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Census Bureau reports Altoona town population was 883 in 2019
Altoona town had a population of 883 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Gadsden Today.
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14.1 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town
14.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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11.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town
11.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 82.2 percent of people in Altoona Town were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 1,250 citizens living in Altoona Town in 2020, 1,028 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 1.1% of people in Altoona Town identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 1,250 citizens living in Altoona Town in 2020, 98.9 percent said they were only one race, while 1.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Altoona town population was 1,250 in 2020
Altoona town had a population of 1,250 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Gadsden Today.
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Nine retail trade businesses in ZIP code 35952 employ fewer than 5 people in 2017
There were nine retail trade businesses in ZIP code 35952 that employed fewer than five people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.