Homestead

Population: 2,885
Median household income: $38,661
Median home value: $81,400

Homestead, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 2,885 residents. At $38,661, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Homestead's population declined 9.0% from 3,170 to 2,885, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $50,200 to $81,400.

Owners occupy 37.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,885
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $38,661
Median home value: $81,400
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 1,818
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1702,885

Median household income

$26,220$38,661

Median home value

$50,200$81,400

Median gross rent

$722$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,170	$26,220	$50,200	$722
2020	3,168	$26,563	$58,000	$769
2021	2,919	$26,992	$60,500	$832
2022	2,905	$29,306	$75,600	$924
2023	2,885	$38,661	$81,400	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 443.7%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over16.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	7.3%
5 to 17	327	11.3%
18 to 24	211	7.3%
25 to 34	472	16.4%
35 to 44	108	3.7%
45 to 54	312	10.8%
55 to 64	471	16.3%
65 to 74	298	10.3%
75 and over	476	16.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	994	34.5%
Black or African American	1,645	57.0%
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	197	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	8.3%
High school graduate	835	39.1%
Some college or associate's	665	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	361	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	99	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit15.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	722	57.1%
Carpooled	127	10.0%
Public transit	195	15.4%
Walked	8	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	176	13.9%
Other means	37	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	13.6%
15 to 29 min	372	34.2%
30 to 44 min	390	35.8%
45 to 59 min	72	6.6%
60+ min	107	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 16.3% (470 of 2,885)

	Count	Share
Family households	601	41.8%
Nonfamily households	836	58.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,437	79.0%
Vacant	381	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	532	37.0%
Renter-occupied	905	63.0%

1-unit, detached39.7%

1-unit, attached17.2%

2 to 4 units22.7%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units15.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	722	39.7%
1-unit, attached	312	17.2%
2 to 4 units	412	22.7%
5 to 19 units	99	5.4%
20 or more units	273	15.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4235424
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.4073, -79.9099

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