| Altamont | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Schuylkill |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 624 |
| Population Density Km2: | 260.88 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7833°N -76.2228°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-02144 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.92 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 675.32 |
Altamont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census.
Altamont is located at 40.7833°N -76.2228°W (40.783382, -76.222798).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9sqmi, all land.
At the 2000 census there were 2,689 people, 305 households, and 203 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2857.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 329 housing units at an average density of 349.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.63% White, 41.17% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 4.31% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.66%.[3]
Of the 305 households 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.2% of households were one person and 21.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.87.
The age distribution was 4.4% under the age of 18, 18.0% from 18 to 24, 55.2% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 668.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 771.5 males.
The median household income was $23,603 and the median family income was $27,375. Males had a median income of $15,372 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,151. About 5.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.