Cheswick

Population: 1,704
Median household income: $75,385
Median home value: $174,000

Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Cheswick is a community with a population of 1,704. At $75,385, its median household income sits in line with Allegheny County's $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cheswick's population held roughly steady from 1,697 to 1,704, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $125,500 to $174,000.

86.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,704
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,385
Median home value: $174,000
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 866
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6971,704

Median household income

$62,500$75,385

Median home value

$125,500$174,000

Median gross rent

$940$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,697	$62,500	$125,500	$940
2020	1,656	$67,738	$128,000	$950
2021	1,647	$69,722	$137,300	$1,006
2022	1,638	$70,132	$153,700	$1,059
2023	1,704	$75,385	$174,000	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	4.8%
5 to 17	195	11.4%
18 to 24	69	4.0%
25 to 34	279	16.4%
35 to 44	185	10.9%
45 to 54	211	12.4%
55 to 64	200	11.7%
65 to 74	240	14.1%
75 and over	244	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,569	92.1%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
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	94	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	1.0%
High school graduate	387	28.5%
Some college or associate's	427	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	389	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	142	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	603	74.4%
Carpooled	52	6.4%
Public transit	17	2.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	132	16.3%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	19.9%
15 to 29 min	250	36.9%
30 to 44 min	151	22.3%
45 to 59 min	81	11.9%
60+ min	61	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 6.5% (110 of 1,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	505	64.6%
Nonfamily households	277	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	782	90.3%
Vacant	84	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	629	80.4%
Renter-occupied	153	19.6%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	752	86.8%
1-unit, attached	71	8.2%
2 to 4 units	30	3.5%
5 to 19 units	13	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213392
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.5430, -79.8010

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