Brackenridge, Pennsylvania

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Brackenridge has two land borders with Tarentum to the west and Harrison Township to the north and east. Across the Allegheny River in Westmoreland County to the south, Brackenridge runs adjacent with Lower Burrell.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Brackenridge had a population of 3,240. The median age was 44.6 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.0 males age 18 and over.^[15][16]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[17]

There were 1,494 households in Brackenridge, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.5% were married-couple households, 24.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[15]

There were 1,675 housing units, of which 10.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.9%.^[15]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,^[13] there were 3,543 people, 1,507 households, and 931 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,924.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,673.4/km²). There were 1,700 housing units at an average density of 3,322.4 per square mile (1,282.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.03% White, 3.44% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 1,507 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,050, and the median income for a family was $41,803. Males had a median income of $30,661 versus $21,821 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,040. About 6.8% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.