Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Allegheny
Municipality: Pittsburgh city
Total Population 369,879
SEX
Male 171,722
Female 198,157
AGE
Under 5 years 22,788
5 to 17 years 50,591
18 to 20 years 23,941
21 to 24 years 27,751
25 to 44 years 111,340
45 to 54 years 31,439
55 to 59 years 15,906
60 to 64 years 19,787
65 to 74 years 37,426
75 to 84 years 22,286
85 years and over 6,624
Median age 34.6
Under 18 years 73,379
Percent of total population 19.8
65 years and over 66,336
Percent of total population 17.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 153,483
Family households (families) 87,455
Married-couple families 55,449
Percent of total households 36.1
Other family, male householder 5,541
Other family, female householder 26,465
Nonfamily households 66,028
Percent of total households 43.0
Householder living alone 55,582
Householder 65 years and over 22,941
Persons living in households 349,041
Persons per household 2.27
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 20,838
Institutionalized persons 7,191
Other persons in group quarters 13,647
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 266,791
Black 95,362
Percent of total population 25.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 671
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 5,937
Percent of total population 1.6
Other race 1,118
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3,468
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 170,159
Occupied housing units 153,483
Owner occupied 80,199
Percent owner occupied 52.3
Renter occupied 73,284
Vacant housing units 16,676
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 302
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 2,997
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 70,673
1-unit, attached 26,632
2 to 4 units 30,043
5 to 9 units 12,147
10 or more units 28,808
Mobile home, trailer, other 1,856
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 67,120
Less than $50,000 43,590
$50,000 to $99,999 18,282
$100,000 to $149,999 2,104
$150,000 to $199,999 1,122
$200,000 to $299,999 1,078
$300,000 or more 944
Median (dollars) 41,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 70,045
Less than $250 25,852
$250 to $499 36,193
$500 to $749 6,318
$750 to $999 1,276
$1,000 or more 406
Median (dollars) 298
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 67,120
White 56,164
Black 10,520
Percent of occupied units 15.7
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 71
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 303
Percent of occupied units 0.5
Other race 62
Hispanic origin (of any race) 365
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