Median household income (1999): $32,552
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,476
| This zip code | $34,476 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 15224, 15206, 15217, 15213, 15201, 15208.
Housing units in zip code 15232 with a mortgage: 757 (44 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 336
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,633
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $719
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 20.1% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.3% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 24
- 1990 to 1994: 90
- 1980 to 1989: 289
- 1970 to 1979: 631
- 1960 to 1969: 725
- 1950 to 1959: 1,092
- 1940 to 1949: 1,011
- 1939 or earlier: 3,374
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pittsburgh, PA (15232): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 157
- 2 bedrooms: 530
- 3 bedrooms: 379
- 4 bedrooms: 264
- 5 or more bedrooms: 388
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 695
- 1 bedrooms: 2,566
- 2 bedrooms: 1,316
- 3 bedrooms: 345
- 4 bedrooms: 32
- 5 or more bedrooms: 31
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Vehicles available in 15232 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 69
- 1 vehicle: 836
- 2 vehicles: 662
- 3 vehicles: 119
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,319
- 1 vehicle: 2,916
- 2 vehicles: 615
- 3 vehicles: 72
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 34
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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 15232:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 25
- $70,000 to $79,999: 25
- $80,000 to $89,999: 54
- $90,000 to $99,999: 18
- $100,000 to $124,999: 111
- $125,000 to $149,999: 94
- $150,000 to $174,999: 75
- $175,000 to $199,999: 107
- $200,000 to $249,999: 98
- $250,000 to $299,999: 78
- $300,000 to $399,999: 81
- $400,000 to $499,999: 75
- $500,000 to $749,999: 148
- $750,000 to $999,999: 49
- $1,000,000 or more: 28
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 15232:
- Less than $100: 20
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 113
- $300 to $349: 164
- $350 to $399: 429
- $400 to $449: 436
- $450 to $499: 594
- $500 to $549: 630
- $550 to $599: 501
- $600 to $649: 443
- $650 to $699: 406
- $700 to $749: 376
- $750 to $799: 146
- $800 to $899: 225
- $900 to $999: 143
- $1,000 to $1,249: 147
- $1,250 to $1,499: 64
- $1,500 to $1,999: 23
- $2,000 or more: 6
- No cash rent: 75
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $262,840
- Asian householders: $154,948
- Two or more races householders: $136,052
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $108,013
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,004
- One, attached: 495
- Two: 367
- 3 or 4: 1,040
- 5 to 9: 1,346
- 10 to 19: 1,221
- 20 to 49: 782
- 50 or more: 981

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,261 (48%)
- Carpooled: 542 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,514 (22%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 20 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 59 (1%)
- Walked: 1,053 (16%)
- Other means: 27 (0%)
- Worked at home: 278 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 103
- 5 to 9 minutes: 907
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1131
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1344
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1146
- 25 to 29 minutes: 368
- 30 to 34 minutes: 965
- 35 to 39 minutes: 155
- 40 to 44 minutes: 76
- 45 to 59 minutes: 154
- 60 to 89 minutes: 70
- 90 or more minutes: 76
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,090
- In family households: 4,867 (1,353 male householders, 484 female householders)
1,586 spouses, 1,126 children (1,044 natural, 67 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 30 other relatives, 133 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,223 (2,482 male householders (1,786 living alone)), 2,301 female householders (1,849 living alone)), 1,440 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 771 (432 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,096 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,635 1-person, 963 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 33 4-persons.
614 married couples with children.
243 single-parent households (31 men, 212 women).
78.6% of residents of 15232 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 21% well, 11% not well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 12% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
7.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 35% well, 15% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (75% very well, 25% well).
Foreign born population: 2,078 (17.6%)
(18.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 17.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (16%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Japan (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- France (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,262
- 1990 to 1994: 269
- 1985 to 1989: 151
- 1980 to 1984: 134
- 1975 to 1979: 83
- 1970 to 1974: 37
- 1970 to 1974: 36
- 1965 to 1969: 106
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 2386
- German: 1289
- Irish: 1178
- Italian: 1113
- English: 574
- Polish: 483
- Russian: 451
- United States or American: 402
- Scottish: 207
- French (except Basque): 200
- European: 159
- Scotch-Irish: 153
- Subsaharan African:: 142
- Greek: 125
- Swedish: 121
- African: 115
- Hungarian: 104
- Arab:: 98
- Slovak: 85
- British: 73
- Lithuanian: 72
- Eastern European: 64
- Ukrainian: 60
- Croatian: 60
- Serbian: 58
- Turkish: 54
- Czech: 52
- Romanian: 51
- Welsh: 48
- Yugoslavian: 47
- Swiss: 38
- Canadian: 35
- Dutch: 35
- Lebanese: 35
- Czechoslovakian: 27
- Other Arab: 25
- Austrian: 23
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23
- Slovene: 22
- Brazilian: 20
- Norwegian: 17
- Israeli: 16
- Belgian: 15
- Arab/Arabic: 13
- Moroccan: 12
- Afghan: 12
- Nigerian: 12
- Jamaican: 12
- Scandinavian: 11
- West Indian: 11
- South African: 10
- New Zealander: 9
- French Canadian: 9
- Northern European: 8
- Syrian: 8
- Slavic: 7
- Iranian: 6
- Macedonian: 6
- Celtic: 6
- Palestinian: 5
- Kenyan: 5

Public primary/middle school in zip code 15232 not listed on the city page:- LIBERTY EL SCH (Students: 437; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- MCEWAN SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 5701 FIFTH AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BEST DRY CLEANERS (5744 ELLSWORTH AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA)
(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: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WHITE, KEVIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BEST DRY CLNR SVC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6195
- Northeast: 1207
- Midwest: 979
- South: 955
- West: 335
35% of the 15232 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 10,936. Population change in the 1990s: +856 (+7.8%).
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): 212
| Here: | 56.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 98
| Here: | 43.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 798
| Here: | 54.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- TECH MECH SUPPLY LLC (1117 SHADY AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business): $418,527 in 25 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories, Safety and Rescue Equipment, Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery by Defense Logistics Agency, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Bureau of Reclamation Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $43,653; 2005: $336,117; 2006: $38,757.
Biggest contracts:
$75,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories. Signed on 2005-12-13. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
$67,347 with Defense Logistics Agency for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Signed on 2005-01-23. Completion date: 2005-03-24.
$57,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plumbing Fixtures and Accessories. Signed on 2005-03-28. Completion date: 2005-05-27.
$36,210, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-03. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
- POLARSOFT INC (914 S AIKEN AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business)
$5,500 with Navy for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-09-10.
- JENKINS, JOSEPH (5744 KENTUCKY AVE in PITTSBURGH, PA; small business)
$5,000 with Army for Sheet and Book Music. Signed on 2006-04-07. Completion date: 2007-01-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 17, 1-4: 23)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-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
- 394 people in nursing homes
- 268 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 16 people in halfway houses
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
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