Braddock

Population: 1,979
Median household income: $24,489
Median home value: $57,300

Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Braddock is a community with a population of 1,979. At $24,489, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Braddock's population grew 5.9% from 1,869 to 1,979, while its median home value rose 72.1% from $33,300 to $57,300.

51.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,979
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $24,489
Median home value: $57,300
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 1,064
Homeownership rate: 28.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 33.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8691,979

Median household income

$21,972$24,489

Median home value

$33,300$57,300

Median gross rent

$763$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,869	$21,972	$33,300	$763
2020	1,885	$23,050	$32,800	$808
2021	1,949	$22,670	$33,900	$857
2022	1,814	$27,212	$43,800	$912
2023	1,979	$24,489	$57,300	$1,055

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	4.5%
5 to 17	395	20.0%
18 to 24	112	5.7%
25 to 34	411	20.8%
35 to 44	183	9.2%
45 to 54	284	14.4%
55 to 64	220	11.1%
65 to 74	120	6.1%
75 and over	165	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	363	18.3%
Black or African American	1,480	74.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate54.7%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	5.6%
High school graduate	756	54.7%
Some college or associate's	448	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	50	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	52	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone58.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit28.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	334	58.3%
Carpooled	52	9.1%
Public transit	163	28.4%
Walked	10	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.7%
Other means	10	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	8.1%
15 to 29 min	205	36.0%
30 to 44 min	180	31.6%
45 to 59 min	93	16.3%
60+ min	45	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 36.0% (688 of 1,909)

	Count	Share
Family households	362	48.8%
Nonfamily households	380	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	742	69.7%
Vacant	322	30.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	28.2%
Renter-occupied	533	71.8%

1-unit, detached51.6%

1-unit, attached14.4%

2 to 4 units23.1%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	549	51.6%
1-unit, attached	153	14.4%
2 to 4 units	246	23.1%
5 to 19 units	67	6.3%
20 or more units	38	3.6%
Mobile home & other	11	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207992
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.4017, -79.8686

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