Tarentum

Population: 4,286
Median household income: $42,453
Median home value: $76,200

Tarentum is a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to 4,286 residents. At $42,453, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tarentum's population declined 2.9% from 4,413 to 4,286, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $59,300 to $76,200.

The typical home was built around 1938. 19.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,286
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $42,453
Median home value: $76,200
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 2,278
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4134,286

Median household income

$33,970$42,453

Median home value

$59,300$76,200

Median gross rent

$585$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,413	$33,970	$59,300	$585
2020	4,397	$34,929	$66,100	$650
2021	4,359	$37,513	$62,400	$700
2022	4,328	$41,466	$68,300	$754
2023	4,286	$42,453	$76,200	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	6.4%
5 to 17	558	13.0%
18 to 24	258	6.0%
25 to 34	623	14.5%
35 to 44	421	9.8%
45 to 54	462	10.8%
55 to 64	850	19.8%
65 to 74	554	12.9%
75 and over	286	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,784	88.3%
Black or African American	279	6.5%
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	122	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	118	3.7%
High school graduate	1,577	49.3%
Some college or associate's	741	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	540	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	220	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.1%

Walked7.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,431	75.1%
Carpooled	189	9.9%
Public transit	60	3.1%
Walked	150	7.9%
Bicycle	20	1.0%
Worked from home	55	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	600	32.4%
15 to 29 min	657	35.5%
30 to 44 min	336	18.2%
45 to 59 min	122	6.6%
60+ min	135	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 19.7% (844 of 4,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	996	47.5%
Nonfamily households	1,102	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,098	92.1%
Vacant	180	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,438	68.5%
Renter-occupied	660	31.5%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,456	63.9%
1-unit, attached	140	6.1%
2 to 4 units	319	14.0%
5 to 19 units	177	7.8%
20 or more units	169	7.4%
Mobile home & other	17	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4276104
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.6045, -79.7600

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