Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Allegheny
Municipality: Penn Hills township
Total Population 51,479
SEX
Male 24,506
Female 26,973
AGE
Under 5 years 3,093
5 to 17 years 8,004
18 to 20 years 1,875
21 to 24 years 2,505
25 to 44 years 15,911
45 to 54 years 5,516
55 to 59 years 2,936
60 to 64 years 3,252
65 to 74 years 5,462
75 to 84 years 2,368
85 years and over 557
Median age 37.6
Under 18 years 11,097
Percent of total population 21.6
65 years and over 8,387
Percent of total population 16.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 19,798
Family households (families) 14,967
Married-couple families 12,142
Percent of total households 61.3
Other family, male householder 587
Other family, female householder 2,238
Nonfamily households 4,831
Percent of total households 24.4
Householder living alone 4,295
Householder 65 years and over 2,023
Persons living in households 51,335
Persons per household 2.59
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 144
Institutionalized persons 124
Other persons in group quarters 20
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 43,180
Black 7,946
Percent of total population 15.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 63
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 195
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 95
Hispanic Origin (any race) 246
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 20,467
Occupied housing units 19,798
Owner occupied 15,977
Percent owner occupied 80.7
Renter occupied 3,821
Vacant housing units 669
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 129
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 17,220
1-unit, attached 737
2 to 4 units 657
5 to 9 units 238
10 or more units 1,478
Mobile home, trailer, other 137
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 14,853
Less than $50,000 6,345
$50,000 to $99,999 8,069
$100,000 to $149,999 365
$150,000 to $199,999 47
$200,000 to $299,999 20
$300,000 or more 7
Median (dollars) 53,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 3,585
Less than $250 817
$250 to $499 2,469
$500 to $749 257
$750 to $999 39
$1,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 332
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 14,853
White 12,896
Black 1,890
Percent of occupied units 12.7
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 18
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 40
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Other race 9
Hispanic origin (of any race) 55
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