Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Edgewood borough


Total Population 3,581 SEX Male 1,660 Female 1,921 AGE Under 5 years 216 5 to 17 years 420 18 to 20 years 107 21 to 24 years 157 25 to 44 years 1,356 45 to 54 years 359 55 to 59 years 170 60 to 64 years 213 65 to 74 years 304 75 to 84 years 224 85 years and over 55 Median age 37.6 Under 18 years 636 Percent of total population 17.8 65 years and over 583 Percent of total population 16.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,648 Family households (families) 925 Married-couple families 769 Percent of total households 46.7 Other family, male householder 35 Other family, female householder 121 Nonfamily households 723 Percent of total households 43.9 Householder living alone 648 Householder 65 years and over 208 Persons living in households 3,502 Persons per household 2.13 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 79 Institutionalized persons 79 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,428 Black 111 Percent of total population 3.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 30 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 10 Hispanic Origin (any race) 35 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,725 Occupied housing units 1,648 Owner occupied 1,052 Percent owner occupied 63.8 Renter occupied 596 Vacant housing units 77 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.5 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,053 1-unit, attached 67 2 to 4 units 250 5 to 9 units 123 10 or more units 217 Mobile home, trailer, other 15 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 943 Less than $50,000 125 $50,000 to $99,999 531 $100,000 to $149,999 142 $150,000 to $199,999 76 $200,000 to $299,999 64 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 76,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 580 Less than $250 36 $250 to $499 508 $500 to $749 33 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 370 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 943 White 928 Black 9 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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