Altoona
A city in Polk County, Iowa — population 21,503 as of 2022.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch — Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 4:16AM CDT until August 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Overnight
72°F
Mostly Cloudy7% precip
Wednesday
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny50% precip
Wednesday Night
70°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms65% precip
Thursday
82°F
Showers And Thunderstorms86% precip
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Altoona by the numbers
Population
21,503Population figure, 2022
Households & income
- Median age
- 36.1
- Households
- 8,489
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $86,114
- Median house value
- $274,600