Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: North Braddock borough


Total Population 7,036 SEX Male 3,291 Female 3,745 AGE Under 5 years 438 5 to 17 years 1,123 18 to 20 years 261 21 to 24 years 330 25 to 44 years 2,053 45 to 54 years 583 55 to 59 years 354 60 to 64 years 473 65 to 74 years 872 75 to 84 years 448 85 years and over 101 Median age 37.5 Under 18 years 1,561 Percent of total population 22.2 65 years and over 1,421 Percent of total population 20.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,924 Family households (families) 1,936 Married-couple families 1,244 Percent of total households 42.5 Other family, male householder 147 Other family, female householder 545 Nonfamily households 988 Percent of total households 33.8 Householder living alone 909 Householder 65 years and over 474 Persons living in households 7,036 Persons per household 2.41 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,401 Black 1,609 Percent of total population 22.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 14 Hispanic Origin (any race) 53 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,347 Occupied housing units 2,924 Owner occupied 1,847 Percent owner occupied 63.2 Renter occupied 1,077 Vacant housing units 423 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 64 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,115 1-unit, attached 265 2 to 4 units 615 5 to 9 units 139 10 or more units 193 Mobile home, trailer, other 20 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,650 Less than $50,000 1,512 $50,000 to $99,999 135 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 23,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,019 Less than $250 700 $250 to $499 316 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 195 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,650 White 1,420 Black 227 Percent of occupied units 13.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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