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Braddock: Lone fence along Woodlawn Ave. Braddock Borough, Pittsburgh, PA.
 

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Population (year 2000): 2,912. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,706 (-7.1% change)
 

Males: 1,332  (45.7%)
Females: 1,580  (54.3%)

Allegheny County

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15104.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,000 (it was $18,473 in 2000)
Braddock  $20,000
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $24,500 (it was $20,300 in 2000)
Braddock  $24,500
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Braddock:

  • Black (66.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (29.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Italian (6.3%), Irish (5.6%), Slovak (4.4%), United States (4.1%), Subsaharan African (4.1%), Polish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/06/1867

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 4850 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Braddock

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Braddock borough

  • Never married: 46.5%
  • Now married: 26.8%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

71 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

This city:  2.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Braddock:  1.9% ($381)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (7.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (325.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Braddock borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Rankin borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Braddock Hills borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Whitaker borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Forest Hills borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Swissvale borough, PA (1.8 miles ), East Pittsburgh borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Chalfant borough, PA (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.40 N, Longitude: 79.87 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,246 (+77.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 168 (21.1%)


People in group quarters in Braddock
  • 27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,720 (-37.1%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)


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Crime in Braddock (2002):
  • 1 murder (34.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 assaults (239.3 per 100,000)
  • 10 burglaries (341.9 per 100,000)
  • 3 thefts (102.6 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (102.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 152.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

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Braddock-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Braddock city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Braddock:
  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (400 HOLLAND AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Braddock:
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • UPMC REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Braddock:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Braddock:
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 8 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 9 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)
  • ROCK (about 14 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)

Amtrak station near Braddock:
  • 10 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Braddock:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public elementary/middle school in Braddock:
  • FAIRLESS INTRMD SCH (Students: 489; Grades: 04 - 06)
Private elementary/middle school in Braddock:
  • GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 1025 BRADDOCK AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Braddock:
  • BRADDOCK CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $542,491; Location: 419 LIBRARY STREET; 21,161 books; 538 audio materials; 1,273 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Braddock and their reported violations in the past:

BRADDOCK BORO WATER AUTH (Population served: 2600, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  35.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Braddock compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Braddock (2007 data):
  • Sky Bank: Braddock Branch at 500 Braddock Avenue, branch established on 1956-07-16. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $17,532.1 mil, Deposits: $13,318.2 mil, headquarters in Salineville, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 341 total offices, Holding Company: Sky Financial Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,980$35,7609$3,452
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 19$24,223
Police - Other 0$0 8$4,021
Financial Administration 0$0 1$766
Totals for Government 1$2,980$35,76037$32,462


Braddock government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $253,000
    Solid Waste Management: $94,000
    All Other: $61,000
    Parking Facilities: $8,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $472,000
    Sewerage: $332,000
    General - Other: $272,000
    Regular Highways: $222,000
    Central Staff Services: $108,000
    Solid Waste Management: $94,000
    Financial Administration: $53,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
    Housing & Community Development: $19,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Libraries: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $115,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $203,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $253,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $230,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $46,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,153,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
    All Other: $24,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $417,000
    Individual Income: $176,000
    NEC: $171,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $381,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Braddock:
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Braddock:
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Braddock:
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

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