Homestead vs Pitcairn

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead and Pitcairn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pitcairn has the higher population (3,065 vs 2,885 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($38,661 vs $34,400 in Pitcairn). Homestead has the higher median home value ($81,400 vs $68,600 in Pitcairn).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Pitcairn
Population	2,885	3,065
Median age	49.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,661	$34,400
Median home value	$81,400	$68,600
Median gross rent	$874	$765
Housing units	1,818	1,696
Homeownership rate	37.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Pitcairn
Population	3,170 → 2,885 (-9.0%)	3,195 → 3,065 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$26,220 → $38,661 (+47.4%)	$32,864 → $34,400 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$50,200 → $81,400 (+62.2%)	$68,100 → $68,600 (+0.7%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $874 (+21.1%)	$687 → $765 (+11.4%)

Homestead

Population

3,1702,885

Median household income

$26,220$38,661

Median home value

$50,200$81,400

Median gross rent

$722$874

Pitcairn

Population

3,1953,065

Median household income

$32,864$34,400

Median home value

$68,100$68,600

Median gross rent

$687$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Pitcairn
Under 5	7.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	16.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	3.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	18.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.9%
75 and over	16.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Pitcairn
White (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	59.5%
Black or African American	57.0%	31.4%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Pitcairn
No high school diploma	8.3%	9.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Pitcairn
Drove alone	57.1%	64.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	19.1%
Public transit	15.4%	6.6%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	8.5%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Pitcairn
1-unit, detached	39.7%	40.3%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	12.1%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	17.5%
20 or more units	15.0%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Pitcairn
Poverty rate	16.3%	21.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1946	1952