Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
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Penn Hills is a township and a census-designated place located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 46,809 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Penn Hills is located at (40.476218, -79.833302)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.0 km² (19.3 mi²). 49.3 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 46,809 people, 19,490 households, and 13,272 families residing in the township. The population density was 949.7/km² (2,460.1/mi²). There were 20,355 housing units at an average density of 413.0/km² (1,069.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 73.58% White, 24.24% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
There were 19,490 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,960, and the median income for a family was $46,971. Males had a median income of $36,143 versus $27,331 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,161. About 5.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Municipality of Penn Hills official website
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