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Moving to Braddock, Pennsylvania

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Population: 2,912. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,744 (-5.8% change)
Males: 1,332 (45.7%), Females: 1,580 (54.3%)

Zip code: 15104

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $18,473
Median house value: $20,300

Population by Race

Races in Braddock:

  • Black (66.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (29.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: Italian (6.3%), Irish (5.6%), Slovak (4.4%), United States (4.1%), Subsaharan African (4.1%), Polish (3.9%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Braddock

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Braddock borough

  • Never married: 46.5%
  • Now married: 26.8%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

2.4% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -1,720 (-37.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Braddock:

  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (400 HOLLAND AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Braddock:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Braddock:

  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Braddock:

  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 8 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 4G0)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 9 miles; IRWIN, PA; Abbreviation: 31D)
  • ROCK (about 14 miles; TARENTUM, PA; Abbreviation: 9G1)

Amtrak station near Braddock:

  • 10 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Braddock:

  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)

Public primary/middle school in Braddock:

  • FAIRLESS INTRMD SCH (Students: 489; Grades: 04 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Braddock:

  • GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 1025 BRADDOCK AVE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Braddock:

  • BRADDOCK CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $542,491; Location: 419 LIBRARY STREET; 21,161 books; 538 audio materials; 1,273 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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