West Homestead, Pennsylvania

West Homestead, Pennsylvania

West Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills had existed here. Established were axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc. In 1910, 3,009 people lived in west Homestead. The population was 2,197 at the 2000 census.

Geography

West Homestead is located at coor dms|40|23|40|N|79|54|55|W|city (40.394369, -79.915224)GR|1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (9.90%) is water.

Attraction

Sandcastle waterpark is a waterpark that has 14 water slides and 3 speed slides and the newest addition the Blue Tooba Looba.

The Waterfront is a new "life style" shopping center that includes a "downtown" square, a 22-auditorium movie theater, a strip mall, several restaurants, an apartment complex, and new hotel development.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,197 people, 956 households, and 623 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,408.9 people per square mile (932.2/km²). There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 1,212.7/sq mi (469.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.53% White, 8.83% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 956 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.4% 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 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,309, and the median income for a family was $44,338. Males had a median income of $35,033 versus $27,700 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,327. About 9.2% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

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