Is Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County), PA growing?

Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County), PA had an estimated 8,238 (±43) residents in 2020–2024, against 8,091 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +1.8%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 3,562 to 3,611 homes (+1.4%), not a measurable change.

0.0% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
8,238 (±43)
Amount of change
+1.8%
Homes change
+1.4%
Built 2020 or later
0.0%

Residents and homes in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County), 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents8,091 (±31)8,238 (±43)+1.8%Measurable increase
Housing units3,562 (±237)3,611 (±268)+1.4%Not a measurable change
Households that rent13.8% (±4.0 points)11.8% (±3.8 points)−2.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$804 (±$262)$894 (±$445)+11.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$198,900 (±$22,689)$231,900 (±$22,116)+16.6%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County) against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)+1.8%Measurable increase+1.4%
Westmoreland County0.0%Measurable decrease−1.0%
Pennsylvania+1.8%Measurable increase+2.0%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtAllegheny Township (Westmoreland County)Westmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
2020 or later0.0% (±0.9 points)0.7%1.0%2.0%
2010 to 20192.2% (±1.6 points)3.7%5.1%9.4%
2000 to 200910.1% (±3.8 points)7.4%8.1%13.6%

2.2% of the homes in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County) were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 48.7 years.

Growth in places near Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)—8,238+1.8%Measurable increase
West Leechburg1.7 mi1,190−21.2%Measurable decrease
Leechburg2.2 mi1,985−5.3%Not a measurable change
Hyde Park2.9 mi464−0.4%Not a measurable change
Vandergrift3.5 mi5,011+1.2%Measurable increase
Oklahoma4.0 mi884+6.8%Not a measurable change
East Vandergrift4.2 mi631−17.1%Not a measurable change
Gilpin Township4.2 mi2,243−11.1%Not a measurable change
Harrison Township (Allegheny County)4.4 mi9,949−3.8%Measurable decrease

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)

Is Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County) growing?

Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County), PA had an estimated 8,238 residents in 2020–2024 and 8,091 in 2015–2019, a change of +1.8%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)?

The estimated number of housing units went from 3,562 in 2015–2019 to 3,611 in 2020–2024 (+1.4%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)?

0.0% of homes in Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County) were built in 2020 or later and 2.2% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Allegheny township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:00892, in state:42 county:129).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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