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