Homestead, PA City Data

Homestead, PA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 3,569 people who live in Homestead and approximately 1,281,666 who live in Allegheny County. We want to help people moving to or living in Homestead to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Homestead. We have included Homestead housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Homestead Information

Allegheny County where Homestead resides is 744.71 square miles. The resident population of this county is 1,281,666 and has a population rank of 28 out of all the places in the United States.

Homestead has a total of 3,569 people and of those residents there are 1,587 males and 1,982 females. The median age of the male population is 37.4 and the female population is 42. There are approximately 14,293 births each year and around 15,120 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Homestead varies per year, but currently 3,472 are one race and 97 are two or more races.

Of the 3,569 people who live in Homestead, there are 943 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Homestead is 467 male and 476 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 2,704.

General Homestead Information
Total area in square miles - Allegheny County	744.71
Water area in square miles - Allegheny County	N/A
Resident population - Allegheny County	1,281,666
Population rank - Allegheny County	28
Total population	3,569
Total population (male)	1,587
Total population (female)	1,982
Population median age (male)	37.4
Population median age (female)	42
Births - Allegheny County	14,293
Deaths- Allegheny County	15,120
Population of one race	3,472
Population of two or more races	97
Population under 20 years	943
Population under 20 years (male)	467
Population under 20 years (female)	476
Total population 18 years and over	2,704

Homestead Social Characteristics

There are 537,150 households in Homestead. Families make up 333,898 of these households. The table below breaks down the Homestead families into three different groups. Married-couple families (247,549), male householder with no wife present (18,060) and female householder with no husband present (65,142). The remainder of the Homestead households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 204,913. Homestead, PA moving companies help people in Homestead move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Homestead. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Homestead is based, there are 561,341 females 15 and over; of those females there are 148,574 never married, 267,468 now married, 12,427 separated, 79,945 widowed, and 52,927 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 8,862 separated, 18,034 widowed and 35,416 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Homestead social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Homestead.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Allegheny County)
Total households	537,150
Family households (families)	333,898
With own children under 18 years	151,928
Married-couple family	247,549
With own children under 18 years	102,238
Male householder, no wife present, family	18,060
With own children under 18 years	7,330
Female householder, no husband present, family	65,142
With own children under 18 years	34,534
Nonfamily households	204,913
Householder living alone	175,672
65 years and over	70,829

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	449
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	567
Average household size	2.16
Average family size	2.99

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	2,614
Householder	843
Spouse	374
Child	1,033
Other relatives	52
Nonrelatives	95
Unmarried partner	59
Roomer or boarder	9
Housemate or roommate	10
Unmarried partner	103
Foster child	3
Other	14

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	862
Male householder	321
Male householder living alone	279
Male householder not living alone	42
Female householder	443
Female householder living alone	404
Female householder not living alone	39
Nonrelatives	98
Unmarried partner	44
Roomer or boarder	13
Housemate or roommate	26
Foster child	N/A
Other	15

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	561,341
Never married	148,574
Now married	267,468
Separated	12,427
Widowed	79,945
Divorced	52,927
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	8,862
Widowed	18,034
Divorced	35,416

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	3,569
Male	1,587
Under 5 years	108
5 to 9 years	137
10 to 14 years	121
15 to 17 years	61
18 and 19 years	40
20 years	20
21 years	20
22 to 24 years	61
25 to 29 years	72
30 to 34 years	93
35 to 39 years	123
40 to 44 years	104
45 to 49 years	122
50 to 54 years	84
55 to 59 years	92
60 and 61 years	35
62 to 64 years	45
65 and 66 years	29
67 to 69 years	40
70 to 74 years	65
75 to 79 years	56
80 to 84 years	34
85 years and over	25
Female	1,982
Under 5 years	102
5 to 9 years	136
10 to 14 years	116
15 to 17 years	84
18 and 19 years	38
20 years	28
21 years	16
22 to 24 years	61
25 to 29 years	111
30 to 34 years	107
35 to 39 years	139
40 to 44 years	146
45 to 49 years	137
50 to 54 years	119
55 to 59 years	97
60 and 61 years	41
62 to 64 years	77
65 and 66 years	34
67 to 69 years	59
70 to 74 years	101
75 to 79 years	107
80 to 84 years	65
85 years and over	61

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	3,569
One race	3,472
White	1,522
Black or African American	1,831
American Indian and Alaska Native	9
Asian	101
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1
Some other race	4
Two or more races	97

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	3,476
People who are White alone	1,456
People who are Black or African American alone	1,809
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8
People who are Asian alone	101
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1
People who are Hispanic or Latino	22
People who are Some other race alone	8

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,210,720
Same house	781,552
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	53,699
Different state or abroad	77,021
Different state	59,791
Abroad	17,230

PLACE OF BIRTH (Allegheny County)
Total resident population	1,281,666
Born in United States	1,204,975
State of residence	1,054,459
Different state	172,396
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	6,545
Foreign born	48,266

Homestead Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Homestead. That total enrollment is 322,016 for the population of the country, which includes Homestead. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 188,661 and elementary or high school enrollment was 396,003 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 87,058.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Homestead population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	322,016
Pre-kindergarten	22,242
Public	10,198
Private	12,044
Kindergarten	14,713
Public	11,491
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	131,978
Public	110,111
Private	21,867
Elementary and high school	198,002
Public	169,471
Private	28,531
High school grades 9 to 12	66,024
Public	59,360
Private	6,664
College, undergraduate years	66,411
Public	41,965
Private	24,446
Graduate or professional school	20,648
Public	10,706
Private	9,942
Not enrolled in school	917,870

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	891,171
Less than 9th grade	33,163
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	88,673
High school graduate	301,774
Some college, no degree	151,441
Associate's degree	63,537
Bachelor's degree	252,583
Graduate or professional degree	28.3
Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	154,369

Homestead Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 1,032,364 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Homestead. The Homestead occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (223,974), service occupations (93,411), sales and office occupations (170,055), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (396), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (44,338) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (59,731). The 1,032,364 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 500,723 private wage and salary workers, 59,127 government workers, 30,915 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Allegheny County)
Population 16 years and over	1,032,364
In labor force	630,964
Civilian labor force	630,293
Employed	591,905
Unemployed	38,388
Percent Unemployed	6.1
Armed Forces	671
Females 16 years and over	553,644
In labor force	302,930
Civilian labor force	302,795
Unemployed Civilian labor force	18,044
Armed forces	135
Males 16 years and over	478,720
In labor force	328,034
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	20,344
Armed forces	536

COMMUTING TO WORK (Allegheny County)
Workers 16 years and over	582,362
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	419,829
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	58,512
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	24,006
Other means	3,148
Worked at home	14,585
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	14,339,055

OCCUPATION (Allegheny County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	223,974
Management, professional, and related occupations	223,974
Service occupations	93,411
Sales and office occupations	170,055
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	396
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	44,338
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	59,731

INDUSTRY (Allegheny County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	223,974
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,417
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	53,523
Wholesale trade	20,413
Retail trade	70,520
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	35,514
Information	19,145
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	50,452
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	66,081
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	144,665
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	48,354
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	19,510

CLASS OF WORKER (Allegheny County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	223,974
Private wage and salary workers	500,723
Government workers	59,127
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	30,915
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Homestead Housing Characteristics

In Homestead, PA there are 583,646 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 537,150 occupied and 46,496 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Homestead, there are 361,753 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 52,127 units in Homestead. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Homestead, PA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Homestead, PA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Homestead. There are 13,637 housing units with rent less than $200, 12,051 with rent between $200-299, 53,377 with rent between $300-499 and 88,955 with rent for $500 and above. Full Homestead gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Homestead, PA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Allegheny County)
Total housing units	583,646
Occupied housing units	537,150
Vacant housing units	46,496

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Allegheny County)
Total housing units	583,646
1-unit, detached	361,753
1-unit, attached	52,127
2 units	34,567
3 or 4 units	30,080
5 to 9 units	28,391
10 to 19 units	24,200
20 to 49 units	16,840
50 or more units	31,203
Mobile home	4,401

HOUSING TENURE (Allegheny County)
Occupied housing units	537,150
Owner-occupied	360,036
Renter-occupied	177,114

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Allegheny County)
Occupied housing units	537,150
No vehicles available	87,279
2 vehicle available	237,975
3 vehicles available	42,359
4 vehicles available	8,308
5 or more vehicles available	3,281

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Allegheny County)
Occupied housing units	537,150
Utility gas	474,292
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	45,642
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	8,123
Coal or coke	183
Wood	745
Solar energy	27
Other fuel	2,491
No fuel used	1,330

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Allegheny County)
Occupied housing units	537,150
Less Than $50,000	360,036
$50,000 to $99,999	145,286
$100,000 to $149,999	66,386
$150,000 to $199,999	27,101
$200,000 to $299,999	17,176
$300,000 to $499,999	5,354
$1,000,000 or more	367
Median (dollars)	84,200

GROSS RENT (Allegheny County)
Occupied units paying rent	177,114
Less than $200	13,637
$200 to $299	12,051
$300 to $499	53,377
$500 to $699	54,023
$700 to $999	27,310
$1,000 to $1,499	6,620
$1,500 or more	1,001