Turtle Creek

Population: 5,046
Median household income: $44,449
Median home value: $85,900

Turtle Creek is a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to 5,046 residents. Its median household income of $44,449 runs below the Allegheny County figure of $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Turtle Creek's population declined 2.9% from 5,197 to 5,046, while its median home value rose 50.4% from $57,100 to $85,900.

59.9% of workers drive to work alone. 45.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,046
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,449
Median home value: $85,900
Median gross rent: $718
Housing units: 2,465
Homeownership rate: 34.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1975,046

Median household income

$33,292$44,449

Median home value

$57,100$85,900

Median gross rent

$552$718

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,197	$33,292	$57,100	$552
2020	5,161	$32,990	$54,800	$570
2021	5,136	$36,132	$56,700	$594
2022	5,087	$42,344	$71,100	$677
2023	5,046	$44,449	$85,900	$718

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7420.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	237	4.7%
5 to 17	560	11.1%
18 to 24	614	12.2%
25 to 34	478	9.5%
35 to 44	574	11.4%
45 to 54	613	12.1%
55 to 64	574	11.4%
65 to 74	1,041	20.6%
75 and over	355	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,045	60.3%
Black or African American	1,250	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	131	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	573	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	544	15.0%
High school graduate	1,266	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,420	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	214	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	191	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit15.2%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,207	59.9%
Carpooled	280	13.9%
Public transit	306	15.2%
Walked	130	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	3.7%
Other means	18	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	522	26.9%
15 to 29 min	597	30.8%
30 to 44 min	376	19.4%
45 to 59 min	191	9.8%
60+ min	255	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 23.5% (1,163 of 4,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,275	57.7%
Nonfamily households	936	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,211	89.7%
Vacant	254	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	766	34.6%
Renter-occupied	1,445	65.4%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units21.6%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,124	45.6%
1-unit, attached	233	9.5%
2 to 4 units	533	21.6%
5 to 19 units	299	12.1%
20 or more units	276	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4277912
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4086, -79.8215

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