Imperial

Population: 2,302
Median household income: $68,314
Median home value: $199,600

Imperial is a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,302 residents. Its median household income of $68,314 runs below the Allegheny County figure of $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Imperial's population declined 9.1% from 2,533 to 2,302, while its median home value fell 20.4% from $250,600 to $199,600.

Owners occupy 61.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,302
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,314
Median home value: $199,600
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 1,219
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5332,302

Median household income

$59,318$68,314

Median home value

$250,600$199,600

Median gross rent

$802$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,533	$59,318	$250,600	$802
2020	2,569	$55,132	$197,700	$664
2021	2,731	$56,531	$193,800	$733
2022	2,736	$54,375	$199,200	$756
2023	2,302	$68,314	$199,600	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6427.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	5.6%
5 to 17	234	10.2%
18 to 24	219	9.5%
25 to 34	358	15.6%
35 to 44	199	8.6%
45 to 54	179	7.8%
55 to 64	633	27.5%
65 to 74	234	10.2%
75 and over	116	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,157	93.7%
Black or African American	55	2.4%
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	59	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	5.4%
High school graduate	532	30.9%
Some college or associate's	504	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	394	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	197	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,191	82.7%
Carpooled	106	7.4%
Public transit	29	2.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	8.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	464	35.0%
15 to 29 min	590	44.5%
30 to 44 min	228	17.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	44	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 2.4% (56 of 2,302)

	Count	Share
Family households	550	46.5%
Nonfamily households	633	53.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,183	97.0%
Vacant	36	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	728	61.5%
Renter-occupied	455	38.5%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	832	68.3%
1-unit, attached	196	16.1%
2 to 4 units	38	3.1%
5 to 19 units	140	11.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4236768
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4537, -80.2499

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