East Pittsburgh vs Rankin

A side-by-side comparison of East Pittsburgh and Rankin: population, income, housing, and more.

East Pittsburgh and Rankin are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Pittsburgh has the higher population (1,822 vs 1,729 in Rankin). East Pittsburgh has the higher median household income ($40,227 vs $29,783 in Rankin). Rankin has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $72,300 in East Pittsburgh).

Population, income & housing

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
Population	1,822	1,729
Median age	33.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,227	$29,783
Median home value	$72,300	$84,400
Median gross rent	$768	$548
Housing units	1,031	899
Homeownership rate	35.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
Population	1,576 → 1,822 (+15.6%)	2,068 → 1,729 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$30,663 → $40,227 (+31.2%)	$34,091 → $29,783 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $72,300 (+67.7%)	$49,100 → $84,400 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $768 (+24.3%)	$613 → $548 (-10.6%)

East Pittsburgh

Population

1,5761,822

Median household income

$30,663$40,227

Median home value

$43,100$72,300

Median gross rent

$618$768

Rankin

Population

2,0681,729

Median household income

$34,091$29,783

Median home value

$49,100$84,400

Median gross rent

$613$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
Under 5	6.8%	14.3%
5 to 17	21.2%	8.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	15.3%
25 to 34	18.8%	7.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	21.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	6.1%
75 and over	5.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
White (non-Hispanic)	35.9%	19.4%
Black or African American	59.8%	64.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
No high school diploma	1.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	45.1%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
Drove alone	60.4%	40.5%
Carpooled	15.7%	17.5%
Public transit	4.3%	32.5%
Walked	5.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
1-unit, detached	37.4%	34.4%
1-unit, attached	16.9%	19.0%
2 to 4 units	25.7%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	26.6%
20 or more units	5.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pittsburgh	Rankin
Poverty rate	29.6%	32.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1945	1950