Duquesne

Population: 5,186
Median household income: $41,208
Median home value: $57,500

Duquesne, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 5,186 residents. At $41,208, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Duquesne's population declined 6.4% from 5,543 to 5,186, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $42,600 to $57,500.

The median resident is 34.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,186
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,208
Median home value: $57,500
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 2,939
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5435,186

Median household income

$29,844$41,208

Median home value

$42,600$57,500

Median gross rent

$609$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,543	$29,844	$42,600	$609
2020	5,534	$35,264	$45,200	$631
2021	5,280	$37,478	$51,000	$687
2022	5,241	$40,969	$53,400	$681
2023	5,186	$41,208	$57,500	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	469	9.0%
5 to 17	936	18.0%
18 to 24	468	9.0%
25 to 34	786	15.2%
35 to 44	615	11.9%
45 to 54	374	7.2%
55 to 64	740	14.3%
65 to 74	480	9.3%
75 and over	318	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,916	36.9%
Black or African American	2,277	43.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.3%
Two or more races	813	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	165	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate49.8%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	232	7.0%
High school graduate	1,650	49.8%
Some college or associate's	1,067	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	249	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	115	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone36.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit23.3%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	785	36.6%
Carpooled	137	6.4%
Public transit	499	23.3%
Walked	198	9.2%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	397	18.5%
Other means	128	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	19.8%
15 to 29 min	553	31.6%
30 to 44 min	377	21.6%
45 to 59 min	132	7.5%
60+ min	340	19.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 29.4% (1,525 of 5,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,054	50.2%
Nonfamily households	1,047	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,101	71.5%
Vacant	838	28.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	918	43.7%
Renter-occupied	1,183	56.3%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,814	61.7%
1-unit, attached	191	6.5%
2 to 4 units	291	9.9%
5 to 19 units	404	13.7%
20 or more units	196	6.7%
Mobile home & other	43	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4220432
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 40.3735, -79.8502

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