East Pittsburgh

Population: 1,822
Median household income: $40,227
Median home value: $72,300

East Pittsburgh, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 1,822 residents. At $40,227, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, East Pittsburgh's population grew 15.6% from 1,576 to 1,822, while its median home value rose 67.7% from $43,100 to $72,300.

23.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 35.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,822
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $40,227
Median home value: $72,300
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 1,031
Homeownership rate: 35.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5761,822

Median household income

$30,663$40,227

Median home value

$43,100$72,300

Median gross rent

$618$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,576	$30,663	$43,100	$618
2020	1,659	$31,845	$52,000	$600
2021	1,787	$32,604	$53,400	$685
2022	1,866	$35,483	$64,100	$802
2023	1,822	$40,227	$72,300	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	6.8%
5 to 17	386	21.2%
18 to 24	65	3.6%
25 to 34	343	18.8%
35 to 44	155	8.5%
45 to 54	163	8.9%
55 to 64	384	21.1%
65 to 74	101	5.5%
75 and over	101	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	655	35.9%
Black or African American	1,089	59.8%
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	78	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	1.1%
High school graduate	562	45.1%
Some college or associate's	381	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	251	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	39	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone60.4%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit4.3%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	60.4%
Carpooled	105	15.7%
Public transit	29	4.3%
Walked	37	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	14.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	32.5%
15 to 29 min	185	32.1%
30 to 44 min	185	32.1%
45 to 59 min	12	2.1%
60+ min	7	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 29.6% (534 of 1,803)

	Count	Share
Family households	435	55.8%
Nonfamily households	345	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	780	75.7%
Vacant	251	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	277	35.5%
Renter-occupied	503	64.5%

1-unit, detached37.4%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units25.7%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	386	37.4%
1-unit, attached	174	16.9%
2 to 4 units	265	25.7%
5 to 19 units	146	14.2%
20 or more units	60	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4221712
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3969, -79.8382

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