Mount Oliver

Population: 3,347
Median household income: $50,379
Median home value: $84,700

Mount Oliver, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 3,347 residents. Its median household income of $50,379 runs below the Allegheny County figure of $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Oliver's population held roughly steady from 3,324 to 3,347, while its median home value rose 52.9% from $55,400 to $84,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 48.0% of the population. 43.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,347
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,379
Median home value: $84,700
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 1,694
Homeownership rate: 42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3243,347

Median household income

$38,795$50,379

Median home value

$55,400$84,700

Median gross rent

$842$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,324	$38,795	$55,400	$842
2020	3,304	$31,890	$55,700	$919
2021	3,383	$29,948	$56,900	$966
2022	3,357	$35,640	$71,100	$1,035
2023	3,347	$50,379	$84,700	$1,102

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	234	7.0%
5 to 17	785	23.5%
18 to 24	101	3.0%
25 to 34	424	12.7%
35 to 44	623	18.6%
45 to 54	373	11.1%
55 to 64	398	11.9%
65 to 74	300	9.0%
75 and over	109	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,605	48.0%
Black or African American	1,188	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	3.5%
Two or more races	232	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	211	9.5%
High school graduate	842	37.8%
Some college or associate's	725	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	236	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	213	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone43.8%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit26.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	655	43.8%
Carpooled	293	19.6%
Public transit	399	26.7%
Walked	28	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	211	15.3%
15 to 29 min	570	41.5%
30 to 44 min	277	20.1%
45 to 59 min	124	9.0%
60+ min	193	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 19.2% (626 of 3,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	732	56.1%
Nonfamily households	572	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,304	77.0%
Vacant	390	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	559	42.9%
Renter-occupied	745	57.1%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,098	64.8%
1-unit, attached	88	5.2%
2 to 4 units	380	22.4%
5 to 19 units	88	5.2%
20 or more units	34	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251744
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4113, -79.9856

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