Emsworth

Population: 2,458
Median household income: $65,435
Median home value: $177,300

Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Emsworth is a community with a population of 2,458. Its median household income of $65,435 runs below the Allegheny County figure of $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Emsworth's population declined 1.8% from 2,503 to 2,458, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $135,400 to $177,300.

42.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,458
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $65,435
Median home value: $177,300
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 1,167
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5032,458

Median household income

$55,926$65,435

Median home value

$135,400$177,300

Median gross rent

$841$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,503	$55,926	$135,400	$841
2020	2,514	$53,289	$138,900	$842
2021	2,551	$58,500	$149,300	$850
2022	2,524	$59,611	$178,000	$943
2023	2,458	$65,435	$177,300	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	6.4%
5 to 17	413	16.8%
18 to 24	120	4.9%
25 to 34	359	14.6%
35 to 44	387	15.7%
45 to 54	307	12.5%
55 to 64	307	12.5%
65 to 74	231	9.4%
75 and over	177	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,986	80.8%
Black or African American	182	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	3.6%
High school graduate	486	27.5%
Some college or associate's	467	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	550	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	201	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	862	72.7%
Carpooled	46	3.9%
Public transit	41	3.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	225	23.7%
15 to 29 min	441	46.5%
30 to 44 min	207	21.8%
45 to 59 min	44	4.6%
60+ min	32	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 13.0% (301 of 2,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	596	53.8%
Nonfamily households	512	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,108	94.9%
Vacant	59	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	743	67.1%
Renter-occupied	365	32.9%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	773	66.2%
1-unit, attached	54	4.6%
2 to 4 units	66	5.7%
5 to 19 units	188	16.1%
20 or more units	80	6.9%
Mobile home & other	6	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223616
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.5109, -80.0962

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