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15211

Pittsburgh, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
10,728
Median household income
$79,758
People below poverty
12.7%
Median home value
$219,900

Income

The median income of households in 15211 was $79,758. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6.4
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 12.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 17.2
$150,000 to $199,999 11.8
$200,000 or more 10

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77141
Female 58838

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 23.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,270. 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 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 23.8
Retirement income 21.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.8

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 14.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 61.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 15211 in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.7% and public coverage was 28.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 15211 had a total population of 10,728 - 5,287 (49.3%) females and 5,441 (50.7%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 7.3% of the population was under 18 years, 53.7% was 19 to 44 years, 18.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 15211 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 147 115
5 to 9 153 132
10 to 14 62 27
15 to 19 102 72
20 to 24 794 423
25 to 29 867 926
30 to 34 824 634
35 to 39 407 385
40 to 44 265 246
45 to 49 202 76
50 to 54 155 325
55 to 59 253 224
60 to 64 347 392
65 to 69 328 505
70 to 74 231 292
75 to 79 98 307
80 to 84 136 120
85 and over 70 86

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.3% were White; 5.5% were Black or African American; 4.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3% of the people in 15211 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.5% of the people in 15211 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,041 households in 15211. The average household size was 1.77 people.

Married-couple households made up 23% of the households in 15211 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.7% of all households, while 31.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50.9% of all households.

In 15211, 7.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 23
Cohabiting Couples 10.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.7% of males and 29.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 61.9 49.8
Now married, except separated 28.7 29.7
Separated 1.4 1.8
Widowed 2 9
Divorced 6 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 15211, 42 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 15211 were U.S. natives. 75.8% of the 15211 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 15211 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 15211 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 15211.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 18.5
Asia 28.3
Europe 44.5
Africa 2.6
Northern America 2.6
Oceania 3.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 15211 in 2020-2024, 5.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.9% of people at least five years old; 0.6% 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 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.9
Other Indo-European languages 3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 15211 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.2
Different house, same county 16
Different county, same state 2
Different state 3.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 15211 was 1,516 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 74 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 483. College or graduate school enrollment was 959.

Educational Attainment of People in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.6
High school diploma or equivalency 18.7
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 34.8
Graduate or professional degree 21.5

Disability

In 15211, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 15211, 69 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,064 87.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 585 8.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 263 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 15211 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 7.6
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 20.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 15211 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,935 56.9
Service occupations 839 12.1
Sales and office occupations 1,394 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 277 4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 467 6.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.6% of 15211 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.3
Walked 2.6
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 24.1

In 2020-2024, 15211 had a total of 6,816 housing units. Of these housing units, 63% 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"). 36.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.4
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 56.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 15211 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 37.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 15211 had 6,041 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 775 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.8% while renters occupied 53.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.8 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.75.

5.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.7% and another 6.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 15211:

House Heating Fuel Used in 15211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.7
Electricity 16.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 15211 was $219,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.8 % had a mortgage. 49.2% 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 $1,645 and for owners without a mortgage it was $503.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 15211 was $1,460. 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.