Dormont, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,420 (All urban)

Dormont, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,287 (4,089 occupied: 2,371 owner occupied, 1,718 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 5788 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $103,154.

Median contract rent in 2007: $561 (lower quartile is $491, upper quartile is $639)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $569

Median gross rent in Dormont, PA in 2007: $648

Housing units in Dormont with a mortgage: 1,410 (169 second mortgage, 329 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 774

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,984 (it was $80,700 in 2000)

Dormont:	$109,984
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,486 - $131,559

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $116,983
Here: $116,983
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,027
Here: $81,027
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $124,888
Here: $124,888
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,913
Here: $132,913
State: $204,155

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,281

In family households: 7,216 (1,627 male householders, 719 female householders)
1,759 spouses, 2,736 children (2,542 natural, 69 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 41 other relatives, 84 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,065 (661 male householders (499 living alone)), 1,082 female householders (974 living alone)), 322 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 24 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 992 2-persons, 582 3-persons, 454 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,473 1-person, 251 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

1,464 married couples with children.
388 single-parent households (77 men, 311 women).

92.7% of residents of Dormont speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 407 (4.4%)
(53.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dormont, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 23 5 rooms: 209 6 rooms: 955 7 rooms: 532 8 rooms: 414 9 or more rooms: 218

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dormont, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 136 3 rooms: 329 4 rooms: 440 5 rooms: 429 6 rooms: 220 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 49
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 134
1960 to 1969: 184
1950 to 1959: 381
1940 to 1949: 685
1939 or earlier: 2,801

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dormont:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 329 3 bedrooms: 1,319 4 bedrooms: 576 5 or more bedrooms: 127

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dormont:
	no bedroom: 76 1 bedroom: 763 2 bedrooms: 602 3 bedrooms: 228 4 bedrooms: 49 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dormont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 226 1 vehicle: 790 2 vehicles: 1,046 3 vehicles: 246 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Dormont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 473 1 vehicle: 915 2 vehicles: 312 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dormont, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 87
$60,000 to $69,999: 100
$70,000 to $79,999: 121
$80,000 to $89,999: 215
$90,000 to $99,999: 241
$100,000 to $124,999: 713
$125,000 to $149,999: 333
$150,000 to $174,999: 179
$175,000 to $199,999: 58
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Dormont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dormont:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 27
$350 to $399: 72
$400 to $449: 128
$450 to $499: 185
$500 to $549: 250
$550 to $599: 237
$600 to $649: 197
$650 to $699: 139
$700 to $749: 68
$750 to $799: 57
$800 to $899: 91
$900 to $999: 26
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 91 1990 to 1994: 42 1985 to 1989: 28 1980 to 1984: 26 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 39 1970 to 1974: 27 1965 to 1969: 137

Dormont, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 100 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 72
5 to 9 minutes: 361
10 to 14 minutes: 544
15 to 19 minutes: 603
20 to 24 minutes: 888
25 to 29 minutes: 474
30 to 34 minutes: 998
35 to 39 minutes: 147
40 to 44 minutes: 178
45 to 59 minutes: 352
60 to 89 minutes: 102
90 or more minutes: 103

Dormont mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,116 (63%)
Carpooled: 416 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 629 (13%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 324 (7%)
Subway or elevated: 119 (2%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 167 (3%)
Other means: 34 (1%)
Worked at home: 100 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 286
$10,000 to $14,999: 266
$15,000 to $19,999: 328
$20,000 to $24,999: 354
$25,000 to $29,999: 297
$30,000 to $34,999: 295
$35,000 to $39,999: 291
$40,000 to $44,999: 230
$45,000 to $49,999: 164
$50,000 to $59,999: 482
$60,000 to $74,999: 424
$75,000 to $99,999: 445
$100,000 to $124,999: 127
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

German: 1664

Italian: 1507

Irish: 1378

Polish: 456

English: 396

Other groups: 387

Greek: 291

Scotch-Irish: 243

United States or American: 207

Scottish: 166

Arab:: 130

Slovak: 121

Hungarian: 114

Lebanese: 103

Russian: 83

Ukrainian: 82

French (except Basque): 73

Welsh: 64

Lithuanian: 58

Croatian: 55

European: 50

Swedish: 50

Serbian: 48

Austrian: 39

Swiss: 36

Slavic: 31

Syrian: 27

British: 22

Norwegian: 20

French Canadian: 20

Finnish: 16

Czech: 14

Scandinavian: 12

Yugoslavian: 12

Canadian: 11

Carpatho Rusyn: 11

Pennsylvania German: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Dutch: 6

Turkish: 6

Slovene: 5

African: 4

Subsaharan African:: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (22%)
Greece (21%)
Vietnam (14%)
India (9%)
Yugoslavia (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Lebanon (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7573
Northeast: 358
Midwest: 416
South: 342
West: 164

66% of Dormont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 66
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 907
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
Associate degree: 277
Bachelor's degree: 613
Master's degree: 146
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 66
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 95
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,292
Less than 1 year of college: 213
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 535
Associate degree: 256
Bachelor's degree: 575
Master's degree: 231
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 31.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 27.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,804
Black householders: $13,219
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,077
Asian householders: $74,168
Some other race householders: $21,337
Two or more races householders: $28,072
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,405

Dormont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dormont household income for Black householders

Dormont household income for Asian householders

Dormont household income for Some other race householders

Dormont household income for Two or more races householders

Dormont household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dormont marital status for males

Dormont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,575
Black or African American householders: $23,850
Asian householders: $109,029
Some other race householders: $129,473
Two or more races householders: $115,844
Hispanic or Latino householders: $26,303

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,400
One, attached: 210
Two: 648
3 or 4: 321
5 to 9: 407
10 to 19: 205
20 to 49: 88
50 or more: 8

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dormont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (8%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	4.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	8.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 195

Here:	41.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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