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Swissvale, PA

8,645 Population
1.2 square miles 7,165.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 42.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,484 ±$2,714 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $39,416 ±$280
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $37,725 ±$165
$52,665 ±$6,389 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $65,894 ±$516
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $67,587 ±$271

12.8% ±3.3% (1,100  ±286) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 10.7% 246,175 (±0.2% / ±5,015)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,811 (±0.1% / ±18,030)

29.5 minutes ±2.4 (121,960  ±15,556) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 26.8 27,567,160 (±0.2 / ±207,813)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.9 149,931,280 (±0.1 / ±616,528)

Families

4,456 ±316 Number of households
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,015,962 ±2,937
  • Pennsylvania: 5,147,783 ±8,001
1.9 ±0.1 (8,605  ±54) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 2.3 2,305,656 (±0 / ±1,946)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,556,941

1.4% ±1.2% (31  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 5% 25,398 (±0.2% / ±1,193)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5% 145,623 (±0.1% / ±3,238)

Housing

5,204 ±346 Number of housing units
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,123,543 ±822
  • Pennsylvania: 5,728,788 ±563

$116,100 ±$8,050 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $167,500 ±$753
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $197,300 ±$613

13.2% ±3.9% (1,137  ±331.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 11.7% 273,210 (±0.2% / ±5,159.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,511,621 (±0.1% / ±15,073.9)

Social

95.7% ±7.7% (6,337  ±598.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 94.5% 1,627,741 (±0.5% / ±8,456.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.4% 8,324,121 (±0.2% / ±20,896.7)
39.1% ±4.7% (2,590  ±336.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 36.6% 630,352 (±0.3% / ±5,344)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.1% 3,017,250 (±0.1% / ±12,338.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±3% (511  ±259) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 4.1% 96,446 (±0.1% / ±2,612)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.1% 924,624 (±0.1% / ±8,550)

6.2% ±1.5% (453  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 7.3% 139,657 (±0.1% / ±2,064)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.9% 703,580 (±0.1% / ±4,808)
453 Total veterans ±113 425 Male ±109 28 Female ±25

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