Penn Hills, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,355 (19,490 occupied: 15,529 owner occupied, 3,961 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1070 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: $541 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $665)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $473

Median gross rent in Penn Hills, PA in 2007: $699

Housing units in Penn Hills with a mortgage: 9,368 (1,223 second mortgage, 1,373 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,698

Penn Hills,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,447 (it was $69,300 in 2000)

Penn Hills:	$94,447
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,877 - $118,836

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,268
Here: $106,268
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,050
Here: $141,050
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $118,411
Here: $118,411
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,990
Here: $127,990
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,724
Here: $147,724
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,366

In family households: 39,384 (9,539 male householders, 3,740 female householders)
9,900 spouses, 13,344 children (12,544 natural, 311 adopted, 489 stepchildren), 891 grandchildren, 527 brothers or sisters, 411 parents, 459 other relatives, 573 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,982 (2,434 male householders (2,072 living alone)), 3,754 female householders (3,425 living alone)), 794 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 443 (369 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,274 2-persons, 3,125 3-persons, 2,490 4-persons, 986 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,497 1-person, 576 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

6,538 married couples with children.
2,541 single-parent households (395 men, 2,146 women).

95.0% of residents of Penn Hills speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,165 (2.5%)
(72.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 109 4 rooms: 507 5 rooms: 2,573 6 rooms: 5,765 7 rooms: 3,943 8 rooms: 1,596 9 or more rooms: 1,010

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 161 2 rooms: 275 3 rooms: 749 4 rooms: 758 5 rooms: 873 6 rooms: 679 7 rooms: 308 8 rooms: 125 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 207
1990 to 1994: 185
1980 to 1989: 764
1970 to 1979: 2,531
1960 to 1969: 4,370
1950 to 1959: 6,938
1940 to 1949: 2,765
1939 or earlier: 2,595

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Penn Hills:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 211 2 bedrooms: 2,916 3 bedrooms: 9,603 4 bedrooms: 2,449 5 or more bedrooms: 341

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penn Hills:
	no bedroom: 178 1 bedroom: 1,225 2 bedrooms: 1,388 3 bedrooms: 1,028 4 bedrooms: 125 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Penn Hills in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 871 1 vehicle: 6,062 2 vehicles: 6,441 3 vehicles: 1,750 4 vehicles: 273 5 or more vehicles: 132

Cars and other vehicles available in Penn Hills in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,048 1 vehicle: 1,895 2 vehicles: 776 3 vehicles: 211 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 15

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

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 43
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 44
$30,000 to $34,999: 74
$35,000 to $39,999: 101
$40,000 to $49,999: 430
$50,000 to $59,999: 753
$60,000 to $69,999: 1127
$70,000 to $79,999: 1927
$80,000 to $89,999: 2200
$90,000 to $99,999: 2063
$100,000 to $124,999: 3981
$125,000 to $149,999: 1347
$150,000 to $174,999: 675
$175,000 to $199,999: 355
$200,000 to $249,999: 198
$250,000 to $299,999: 38
$300,000 to $399,999: 59
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 3
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 32

Penn Hills rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Penn Hills:

Less than $100: 96 people
$100 to $149: 78
$150 to $199: 109
$200 to $249: 105
$250 to $299: 77
$300 to $349: 138
$350 to $399: 200
$400 to $449: 280
$450 to $499: 424
$500 to $549: 380
$550 to $599: 438
$600 to $649: 330
$650 to $699: 153
$700 to $749: 168
$750 to $799: 104
$800 to $899: 197
$900 to $999: 107
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 31
$1,500 to $1,999: 52
$2,000 or more: 158
No cash rent: 301

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 139 1990 to 1994: 80 1985 to 1989: 61 1980 to 1984: 42 1975 to 1979: 62 1970 to 1974: 77 1970 to 1974: 88 1965 to 1969: 616

Penn Hills, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 486 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 406
5 to 9 minutes: 1657
10 to 14 minutes: 2774
15 to 19 minutes: 2593
20 to 24 minutes: 3029
25 to 29 minutes: 1593
30 to 34 minutes: 2998
35 to 39 minutes: 809
40 to 44 minutes: 1190
45 to 59 minutes: 2366
60 to 89 minutes: 1249
90 or more minutes: 504

Penn Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,680 (77%)
Carpooled: 2,495 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,651 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 212 (1%)
Other means: 61 (0%)
Worked at home: 486 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1480
$10,000 to $14,999: 1446
$15,000 to $19,999: 1189
$20,000 to $24,999: 1655
$25,000 to $29,999: 1396
$30,000 to $34,999: 1154
$35,000 to $39,999: 1422
$40,000 to $44,999: 1204
$45,000 to $49,999: 1201
$50,000 to $59,999: 1935
$60,000 to $74,999: 2210
$75,000 to $99,999: 1952
$100,000 to $124,999: 669
$125,000 to $149,999: 280
$150,000 to $199,999: 140
$200,000 or more: 134

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10549

Italian: 8337

German: 6345

Irish: 4499

English: 1926

Polish: 1858

United States or American: 1460

Slovak: 983

Scotch-Irish: 687

Scottish: 526

Hungarian: 440

French (except Basque): 383

Greek: 288

Subsaharan African:: 264

Russian: 236

Welsh: 213

Ukrainian: 210

Czech: 208

Croatian: 201

African: 163

Swedish: 145

Dutch: 135

Slovene: 128

Austrian: 105

British: 80

Serbian: 68

Swiss: 67

Lithuanian: 61

Arab:: 60

Nigerian: 59

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 57

Slavic: 55

Canadian: 53

Czechoslovakian: 50

Yugoslavian: 49

Romanian: 48

Egyptian: 47

Celtic: 37

French Canadian: 36

European: 32

Turkish: 26

West Indian: 21

Finnish: 21

Pennsylvania German: 20

Latvian: 20

Iranian: 20

Belgian: 19

Bulgarian: 17

Sierra Leonean: 15

Norwegian: 14

Jamaican: 13

Barbadian: 12

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Ethiopian: 9

Liberian: 9

Brazilian: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Syrian: 9

Portuguese: 6

Lebanese: 4

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

Italy (33%)
India (10%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Canada (4%)
Ukraine (3%)

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

This state: 40244
Northeast: 828
Midwest: 1371
South: 2486
West: 504

72% of Penn Hills residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 245
9th grade: 221
10th grade: 448
11th grade: 481
12th grade, no diploma: 661
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,027
Less than 1 year of college: 1,097
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,178
Associate degree: 1,230
Bachelor's degree: 2,287
Master's degree: 865
Professional school degree: 231
Doctorate degree: 164

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 131
Nursery to 4th grade: 65
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 290
9th grade: 207
10th grade: 465
11th grade: 486
12th grade, no diploma: 792
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,036
Less than 1 year of college: 1,505
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,330
Associate degree: 1,438
Bachelor's degree: 2,399
Master's degree: 867
Professional school degree: 243
Doctorate degree: 68

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.2%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 38.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,218
Black householders: $44,639
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,945
Asian householders: $61,806
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $18,485
Some other race householders: $51,889
Two or more races householders: $40,057
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,144

Penn Hills household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Penn Hills household income for Black householders

Penn Hills household income for Asian householders

Penn Hills household income for Some other race householders

Penn Hills household income for Two or more races householders

Penn Hills household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Penn Hills marital status for males

Penn Hills marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,856
Black or African American householders: $91,721
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,069
Asian householders: $108,348
Some other race householders: $62,828
Two or more races householders: $89,404
Hispanic or Latino householders: $85,179

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,123
One, attached: 703
Two: 462
3 or 4: 185
5 to 9: 359
10 to 19: 502
20 to 49: 302
50 or more: 713
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $106,946

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Penn Hills:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (30%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 921

Here:	18.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 141

Here:	6.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 496

Here:	27.6%
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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