North Braddock vs Sewickley

A side-by-side comparison of North Braddock and Sewickley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Braddock has the higher population (4,255 vs 3,850 in Sewickley). Sewickley has the higher median household income ($94,828 vs $36,563 in North Braddock). Sewickley has the higher median home value ($449,700 vs $53,400 in North Braddock).

Population, income & housing

	North Braddock	Sewickley
Population	4,255	3,850
Median age	49.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,563	$94,828
Median home value	$53,400	$449,700
Median gross rent	$567	$961
Housing units	2,689	1,865
Homeownership rate	53.0%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	60.1%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Braddock	Sewickley
Population	4,741 → 4,255 (-10.3%)	3,829 → 3,850 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$32,272 → $36,563 (+13.3%)	$63,475 → $94,828 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$40,700 → $53,400 (+31.2%)	$343,300 → $449,700 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $567 (-0.4%)	$865 → $961 (+11.1%)

North Braddock

Population

4,7414,255

Median household income

$32,272$36,563

Median home value

$40,700$53,400

Median gross rent

$569$567

Sewickley

Population

3,8293,850

Median household income

$63,475$94,828

Median home value

$343,300$449,700

Median gross rent

$865$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Braddock	Sewickley
Under 5	2.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	13.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	16.6%	7.2%
75 and over	8.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Braddock	Sewickley
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	49.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Braddock	Sewickley
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	31.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Braddock	Sewickley
Drove alone	57.7%	52.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	2.5%
Public transit	13.2%	0.9%
Walked	2.0%	13.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	16.5%	29.7%
Other means	4.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Braddock	Sewickley
1-unit, detached	60.1%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	16.7%
20 or more units	8.8%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Braddock	Sewickley
Poverty rate	29.3%	7.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1943	1938