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15120

Homestead, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,029
Median household income
$55,714
People below poverty
14.7%
Median home value
$132,400

Income

The median income of households in 15120 was $55,714. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 7.6
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.6
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.3
$200,000 or more 4.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63036
Female 52329

An estimated 68.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,795. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.4
Social Security 36.6
Retirement income 25.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.1
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.4

In 2020-2024, 19.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15120 in 2020-2024, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.3% and public coverage was 43.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 15120 had a total population of 18,029 - 9,455 (52.4%) females and 8,574 (47.6%) males. The median age was 42 years. An estimated 18.5% of the population was under 18 years, 32% was 19 to 44 years, 26.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15120 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 558 644
5 to 9 565 297
10 to 14 444 375
15 to 19 356 465
20 to 24 394 718
25 to 29 595 445
30 to 34 792 883
35 to 39 560 427
40 to 44 518 422
45 to 49 470 563
50 to 54 497 493
55 to 59 703 831
60 to 64 565 626
65 to 69 436 559
70 to 74 456 382
75 to 79 190 566
80 to 84 216 298
85 and over 259 461

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.6% were White; 20.4% were Black or African American; 1.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 7.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.3% of the people in 15120 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.2% of the people in 15120 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,462 households in 15120. The average household size was 2.12 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.6% of the households in 15120 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.8% of all households, while 19.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.9% of all households.

In 15120, 23.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.9% of males and 35.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.1 39.7
Now married, except separated 43.9 35.7
Separated 1.4 2.8
Widowed 3.8 11.8
Divorced 7.7 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15120, 220 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 55.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 15120 were U.S. natives. 86.3% of the 15120 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 15120 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 83.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15120 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 15120.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.5
Asia 17.5
Europe 33.7
Africa 8.1
Northern America 1.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15120 in 2020-2024, 4.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 15120 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.9
Different house, same county 11
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15120 was 3,093 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 171 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,167. College or graduate school enrollment was 755.

Educational Attainment of People in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.6
High school diploma or equivalency 33.9
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 14.1
Bachelor's degree 18.3
Graduate or professional degree 10.6

Disability

In 15120, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 14.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15120, 57.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,284 83.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 860 9.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 547 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15120 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 8.1
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15120 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,608 41.5
Service occupations 1,449 16.7
Sales and office occupations 1,920 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 626 7.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,088 12.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.6% of 15120 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.3
Walked 2.9
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 13.1

In 2020-2024, 15120 had a total of 9,638 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.2
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15120 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 51% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15120 had 8,462 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,176 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.2% while renters occupied 36.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.29 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.84.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.3% and another 12.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15120:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15120 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.4
Electricity 10.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.6
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 2.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15120 was $132,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.1 % had a mortgage. 48.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,237 and for owners without a mortgage it was $514.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15120 was $904. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.