Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Allegheny
Municipality: East Pittsburgh borough
Total Population 2,160
SEX
Male 918
Female 1,242
AGE
Under 5 years 166
5 to 17 years 288
18 to 20 years 107
21 to 24 years 103
25 to 44 years 612
45 to 54 years 180
55 to 59 years 94
60 to 64 years 127
65 to 74 years 267
75 to 84 years 172
85 years and over 44
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 454
Percent of total population 21.0
65 years and over 483
Percent of total population 22.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 999
Family households (families) 562
Married-couple families 334
Percent of total households 33.4
Other family, male householder 33
Other family, female householder 195
Nonfamily households 437
Percent of total households 43.7
Householder living alone 407
Householder 65 years and over 202
Persons living in households 2,160
Persons per household 2.16
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,001
Black 152
Percent of total population 7.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 11
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,090
Occupied housing units 999
Owner occupied 465
Percent owner occupied 46.5
Renter occupied 534
Vacant housing units 91
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 14
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 429
1-unit, attached 131
2 to 4 units 300
5 to 9 units 167
10 or more units 55
Mobile home, trailer, other 8
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 397
Less than $50,000 369
$50,000 to $99,999 28
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 30,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 508
Less than $250 359
$250 to $499 149
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 216
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 397
White 394
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997