West Homestead, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,997 (All urban)

West Homestead, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,106 (956 occupied: 747 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1213 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this county: $171,118.

Median contract rent in 2008: $413 (lower quartile is $351, upper quartile is $478)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $370

Median gross rent in West Homestead, PA in 2008: $622

Housing units in West Homestead with a mortgage: 254 (36 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 466

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,940 (it was $72,100 in 2000)

West Homestead:	$100,940
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,010 - $134,672

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $105,203
Here: $105,203
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $24,712
Here: $24,712
State: $161,921

In 2-unit structures: $51,143
Here: $51,143
State: $152,955

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

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,197

In family households: 1,827 (436 male householders, 185 female householders)
464 spouses, 605 children (573 natural, 9 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 14 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 370 (102 male householders (83 living alone)), 229 female householders (209 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 317 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 292 1-person, 39 2-persons.

286 married couples with children.
150 single-parent households (35 men, 115 women).

93.4% of residents of West Homestead speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 53 (2.4%)
(45.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
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 West Homestead, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 80 5 rooms: 219 6 rooms: 270 7 rooms: 106 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 10

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Homestead, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 72
1960 to 1969: 122
1950 to 1959: 443
1940 to 1949: 128
1939 or earlier: 302

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Homestead:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 251 3 bedrooms: 433 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Homestead:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 103 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Homestead in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 104 1 vehicle: 311 2 vehicles: 282 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in West Homestead in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 19 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in West Homestead, PA:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 26
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 69
$100,000 to $124,999: 178
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $174,999: 54
$175,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 to $249,999: 20
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Homestead rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Homestead:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 23
$350 to $399: 31
$400 to $449: 32
$450 to $499: 26
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 15

West Homestead, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.1%
Number of people working at home: 14 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 32
5 to 9 minutes: 112
10 to 14 minutes: 120
15 to 19 minutes: 101
20 to 24 minutes: 155
25 to 29 minutes: 45
30 to 34 minutes: 200
35 to 39 minutes: 34
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 58
60 to 89 minutes: 40
90 or more minutes: 10

West Homestead mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 659 (71%)
Carpooled: 119 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 75 (8%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 54 (6%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 134
$10,000 to $14,999: 84
$15,000 to $19,999: 68
$20,000 to $24,999: 75
$25,000 to $29,999: 76
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 45
$45,000 to $49,999: 34
$50,000 to $59,999: 100
$60,000 to $74,999: 86
$75,000 to $99,999: 89
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

Slovak: 301

Irish: 296

Other groups: 212

German: 208

Italian: 182

Polish: 149

Hungarian: 121

United States or American: 72

English: 66

Lithuanian: 33

Czech: 30

French (except Basque): 27

Arab:: 25

Russian: 25

Ukrainian: 25

Croatian: 21

British: 20

Swiss: 17

Syrian: 16

Scottish: 15

Scotch-Irish: 14

Subsaharan African:: 12

African: 12

Lebanese: 9

Slavic: 9

Slovene: 9

Swedish: 9

Carpatho Rusyn: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

West Indian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

European: 5

Finnish: 4

Austrian: 4

Bulgarian: 3

Greek: 3

Yugoslavian: 3

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

Vietnam (43%)
Other Eastern Europe (23%)
Hungary (9%)
Syria (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 2017
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 23
South: 62
West: 13

76% of West Homestead 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, 80% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 286
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 82
Associate degree: 64
Bachelor's degree: 87
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 383
Less than 1 year of college: 84
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 63
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 25.0%

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: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,674
Black householders: $15,197
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $114,091
Asian householders: $44,311
Two or more races householders: $49,469
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,395

West Homestead household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Homestead household income for Black householders

West Homestead household income for Two or more races householders

West Homestead marital status for males

West Homestead marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,060
Black or African American householders: $56,000
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $118,999
Asian householders: $38,500
Two or more races householders: $92,820

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 818
One, attached: 46
Two: 72
3 or 4: 106
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 28
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,120

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Homestead:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (98%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (90%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53

Here:	20.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	12.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	65.9%
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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