Median household income (1999): $30,668
Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,481
| This zip code | $32,481 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 15218, 15208, 15104, 15235, 15112, 15217.
Housing units in zip code 15221 with a mortgage: 4,918 (317 second mortgage, 804 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,190
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $853
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $349
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 16.4% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 25
- 1995 to 1998: 57
- 1990 to 1994: 149
- 1980 to 1989: 902
- 1970 to 1979: 1,979
- 1960 to 1969: 2,733
- 1950 to 1959: 3,591
- 1940 to 1949: 2,947
- 1939 or earlier: 6,720
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pittsburgh, PA (15221): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 220
- 2 bedrooms: 1,987
- 3 bedrooms: 4,812
- 4 bedrooms: 1,289
- 5 or more bedrooms: 485
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 268
- 1 bedrooms: 3,061
- 2 bedrooms: 3,177
- 3 bedrooms: 1,163
- 4 bedrooms: 281
- 5 or more bedrooms: 101
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Vehicles available in 15221 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 994
- 1 vehicle: 3,874
- 2 vehicles: 3,111
- 3 vehicles: 628
- 4 vehicles: 140
- 5 or more vehicles: 46
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 3,240
- 1 vehicle: 3,665
- 2 vehicles: 1,008
- 3 vehicles: 97
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 15221:
- Less than $10,000: 60
- $10,000 to $14,999: 101
- $15,000 to $19,999: 159
- $20,000 to $24,999: 173
- $25,000 to $29,999: 202
- $30,000 to $34,999: 396
- $35,000 to $39,999: 408
- $40,000 to $49,999: 841
- $50,000 to $59,999: 1115
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1011
- $70,000 to $79,999: 858
- $80,000 to $89,999: 743
- $90,000 to $99,999: 488
- $100,000 to $124,999: 555
- $125,000 to $149,999: 420
- $150,000 to $174,999: 270
- $175,000 to $199,999: 118
- $200,000 to $249,999: 91
- $250,000 to $299,999: 64
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
- $400,000 to $499,999: 18
- $500,000 to $749,999: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 15221:
- Less than $100: 395
- $100 to $149: 261
- $150 to $199: 428
- $200 to $249: 354
- $250 to $299: 389
- $300 to $349: 954
- $350 to $399: 995
- $400 to $449: 1100
- $450 to $499: 963
- $500 to $549: 625
- $550 to $599: 341
- $600 to $649: 395
- $650 to $699: 166
- $700 to $749: 228
- $750 to $799: 81
- $800 to $899: 136
- $900 to $999: 14
- $1,000 to $1,249: 13
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 207
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,627
- Black or African American householders: $59,492
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $78,266
- Asian householders: $76,194
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $45,716
- Some other race householders: $96,065
- Two or more races householders: $65,222
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,289
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,504
- One, attached: 1,776
- Two: 1,845
- 3 or 4: 1,644
- 5 to 9: 1,424
- 10 to 19: 829
- 20 to 49: 772
- 50 or more: 1,309

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,954 (64%)
- Carpooled: 1,521 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3,168 (20%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (0%)
- Taxi: 23 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
- Bicycle: 48 (0%)
- Walked: 505 (3%)
- Other means: 28 (0%)
- Worked at home: 324 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 177
- 5 to 9 minutes: 903
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1473
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2379
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2814
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1057
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2878
- 35 to 39 minutes: 552
- 40 to 44 minutes: 577
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1292
- 60 to 89 minutes: 798
- 90 or more minutes: 390
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 35,905
- In family households: 27,158 (5,368 male householders, 3,833 female householders)
5,640 spouses, 9,733 children (9,155 natural, 294 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 925 grandchildren, 395 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 362 other relatives, 633 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8,747 (3,163 male householders (2,706 living alone)), 4,515 female householders (4,080 living alone)), 1,069 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 430 (253 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,443 2-persons, 2,267 3-persons, 1,492 4-persons, 637 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,786 1-person, 813 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 21 5-persons.
3,522 married couples with children.
3,748 single-parent households (415 men, 3,333 women).
93.7% of residents of 15221 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 24% well, 11% not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 17% well, 8% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 36% well, 7% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 34% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,141 (3.1%)
(45.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (10%)
- Jamaica (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- India (5%)
- Greece (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- Other Eastern Europe (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 186
- 1990 to 1994: 228
- 1985 to 1989: 152
- 1980 to 1984: 75
- 1975 to 1979: 73
- 1970 to 1974: 82
- 1970 to 1974: 42
- 1965 to 1969: 303
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 15301
- German: 2720
- Italian: 2619
- Irish: 2342
- English: 1059
- United States or American: 960
- Polish: 897
- Subsaharan African:: 760
- Slovak: 697
- African: 696
- Russian: 440
- Scotch-Irish: 426
- Croatian: 318
- Hungarian: 292
- Scottish: 282
- Greek: 275
- Lithuanian: 188
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 159
- Austrian: 153
- Welsh: 142
- Arab:: 141
- Swedish: 115
- British: 112
- French (except Basque): 105
- Dutch: 103
- Czechoslovakian: 101
- Jamaican: 85
- European: 84
- Serbian: 75
- Czech: 73
- Eastern European: 70
- Egyptian: 64
- Ukrainian: 58
- Norwegian: 43
- Pennsylvania German: 34
- Moroccan: 33
- Turkish: 30
- Danish: 30
- Slavic: 30
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 28
- Slovene: 27
- Nigerian: 24
- Carpatho Rusyn: 23
- Lebanese: 22
- Belgian: 21
- Iranian: 17
- Kenyan: 17
- West Indian: 17
- Yugoslavian: 15
- Bahamian: 14
- Romanian: 13
- Liberian: 13
- Bulgarian: 12
- French Canadian: 11
- Swiss: 11
- Ghanian: 10
- Latvian: 9
- Syrian: 9
- Canadian: 8
- Other Arab: 8
- Scandinavian: 8
- Armenian: 6
- Finnish: 6
- Portuguese: 6
- Arab/Arabic: 5
- Albanian: 5
- British West Indian: 5
- Haitian: 5
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 15221 not listed on the city page:- SHAFFER PRIMARY SCH (Students: 394; Grades: KG - 03)
- EAST HILLS EL SCH (Students: 303; Grades: KG - 05)
- WILKINSBURG MS (Students: 270; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CRESCENT EL SCH (Students: 258; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST MAURICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 2001 ARDMORE BOULEVARD, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
- SHADY SIDE ACADEMY JR SCH (Students: 217; Location: 400 S BRADDOCK, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: KG - 5)
- LITTLE PEOPLES ED WORKSHOP (Students: 145; Location: 2140 ADMORE BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 400 BARCLAY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
- PITTSBURGH URBAN CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 103; Location: 809 CENTER ST, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: KG - 6)
- THE LEARNING TREE SCHOOLS UNIT (Students: 70; Location: PENN WEST BLDG 907 WEST ST 3RD, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: PK - 1)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMER AUTO SALES (333 PENN AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD015029325, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERICAN ATUO SALES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BENDIK FORD (2300 ARDMORE BLVD in PITTSBURGH, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987278561, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PAUL BENDIK, SR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BASF CORP C & C DIV (214 N TRENTON AVE in WILKINSBURG, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ESTATE OF M ROSECRANS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ANACOMP INC (2020 ARDMORE BLVD in PITTSBURGH, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AMOCO 712 TANKS (625 ARDMORE BLVD in PITTSBURGH, PA)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMOCO_IN A MINUTE (625 ARDMORE BLVD in WILKINSBURG, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- AUTOMOTIVE IGNITION (301 MEADE ST in PITTSBURGH, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LOGUE, PAUL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AUTOMOTIVE MARKET REPORT (1713 ARDMORE BLVD in FOREST HILLS, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CLYDE HILLWIG (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ASPENWALL HOSPITAL (ASPENWALL in PITTSBURGH, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 29692
- Northeast: 1077
- Midwest: 1152
- South: 2706
- West: 364
62% of the 15221 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 39,410. Population change in the 1990s: -3,023 (-7.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 841
| Here: | 21.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 181
| Here: | 10.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 374
| Here: | 26.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- W G TUCKER & ASSOCIATES, INC (4240 GREENSBURG PIKE, SUIT in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business): $1,826,820 in 129 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Civilian Personnel Recruitment, Other Professional Services, Library Services, Engineering and Technical Services, and more by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $95,393; 2004: $320,600; 2005: $1,088,379; 2006: $322,448.
Biggest contracts:
$61,589 with Army for Civilian Personnel Recruitment. Signed on 2006-01-10. Completion date: 2006-01-11.
$53,774, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$53,774 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Civilian Personnel Recruitment. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$52,900 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
- PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY (1201 PITT ST in PITTSBURGH, PA): $1,126,865 in 25 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Gas Services by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $164,227; 2001: $266,058; 2002: $132,008; 2003: $226,844; 2004: $337,728; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$81,942 with Air Force for Gas Services. Signed on 2004-02-23. Completion date: 2004-03-26.
$63,475, same as above. Signed on 2001-01-22. Completion date: 2001-02-15.
$62,714, same as above. Signed on 2001-02-22. Completion date: 2001-03-10.
$61,217, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-02. Completion date: 2000-03-30.
- ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC (1844 ARDMORE BLVD in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business): $172,818 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal, Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal, Miscellaneous Construction Materials by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $33,542; 2005: $139,276; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$47,582 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-07-02.
$47,582 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-07-02.
$16,771 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2004-11-09. Completion date: 2005-02-08.
$16,771 with Army for Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2004-11-09. Completion date: 2005-02-08.
- EICHENLAUB, C M CO (FOREST HILLS PLAZA, SUITE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business): $119,638 in 3 contracts in 2005
$119,638 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$118,960, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-13. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$-,118,960, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
- MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (619 WINDSOR AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business)
$67,455 with Navy for Programming Services. Signed on 2003-07-23. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
- Dr. Jared n. day (540 Celeron Street Apt. 2 in Pittsburgh, PA; small business): $54,595 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Expert Witness by Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $17,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $26,025; 2005: $11,570; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$26,025 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2004-06-21. Completion date: 2006-06-20.
$14,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$9,675, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-07. Completion date: 2007-04-06.
$3,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
- QUAIL VIDEO INC (924 PENN AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business)
$22,385 with Army for Video Recording and Reproducing Equipment. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2003-09-03. Completion date: 2003-10-03.
- ANACOMP, INC (2020 ARDMORE BLVD, SUITE 3 in PITTSBURGH, PA): $274 in 2 contracts in 2002
$274 with Army for ADP Data Conversion Services. Signed on 2002-10-17. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-17. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 3 establishments)
- Construction: Masonry Contractors (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Life Insurance Carriers (250-499: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 225 people in nursing homes
- 145 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15 people in other group homes
- 14 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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