Moving to Homestead, Pennsylvania

Population: 3,569. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,535 (-1.0% change)
Males: 1,587 (44.5%), Females: 1,982 (55.5%)

Allegheny County

Zip code: 15120

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $16,603
Median house value: $32,600

Population by Race

Races in Homestead:

• Black (51.3%)
• White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
• Two or more races (2.7%)
• Vietnamese (2.2%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (9.7%), Slovak (7.5%), Subsaharan African (3.4%), Polish (3.4%), Hungarian (3.3%).

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Homestead

• High school or higher: 75.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 11.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Homestead borough

• Never married: 37.8%
• Now married: 30.5%
• Separated: 3.3%
• Widowed: 13.5%
• Divorced: 15.0%

5.6% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 2.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -598 (-14.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Homestead:

• CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
• UPMC REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
• UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 4 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Homestead:

• ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
• PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
• ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 37 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Homestead:

• PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 11 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 4G0)
• INTER COUNTY (about 11 miles; IRWIN, PA; Abbreviation: 31D)
• FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 14 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)

Amtrak station near Homestead:

• 7 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 Homestead:

• CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
• ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
• POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
• DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
• ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)

Public primary/middle schools in Homestead:

• PA LEARNERS ONLINE REGIONAL CY (Students: 389; Grades: KG – 12)
• BARRETT EL SCH (Students: 320; Grades: 01 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Homestead:

• ST THERESE SCHOOL-MUNHALL (Students: 388; Location: 3 ST THERESE COURT; Grades: PK – 8)