Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Pleasant Hills borough


Total Population 8,884 SEX Male 4,247 Female 4,637 AGE Under 5 years 525 5 to 17 years 1,372 18 to 20 years 303 21 to 24 years 385 25 to 44 years 2,636 45 to 54 years 1,103 55 to 59 years 517 60 to 64 years 586 65 to 74 years 863 75 to 84 years 468 85 years and over 126 Median age 39.2 Under 18 years 1,897 Percent of total population 21.4 65 years and over 1,457 Percent of total population 16.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,432 Family households (families) 2,596 Married-couple families 2,285 Percent of total households 66.6 Other family, male householder 59 Other family, female householder 252 Nonfamily households 836 Percent of total households 24.4 Householder living alone 781 Householder 65 years and over 364 Persons living in households 8,767 Persons per household 2.55 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 117 Institutionalized persons 117 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,745 Black 64 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 71 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 44 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,515 Occupied housing units 3,432 Owner occupied 2,632 Percent owner occupied 76.7 Renter occupied 800 Vacant housing units 83 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.7 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,726 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 134 5 to 9 units 98 10 or more units 518 Mobile home, trailer, other 28 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,458 Less than $50,000 181 $50,000 to $99,999 1,885 $100,000 to $149,999 340 $150,000 to $199,999 47 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 73,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 772 Less than $250 49 $250 to $499 414 $500 to $749 302 $750 to $999 6 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 459 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,458 White 2,429 Black 12 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 16 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 11 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