Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

Jefferson Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,666 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Jefferson Hills is located at coor dms|40|17|8|N|79|55|59|W|city (40.285502, -79.933160)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (42.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

History

The area was the geographic base of the "Peters Creek Rangers" during the American Revolutionary War. [cite web |title=Yohogania County |url=http://www.15122.com/YOHOGANIA/JeffersonHistory/jeffersonhistory3.htm]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,666 people, 3,781 households, and 2,688 families residing in the borough. The population density was 583.5 people per square mile (225.2/km²). There were 3,954 housing units at an average density of 238.7/sq mi (92.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.76% White, 1.31% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 3,781 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $50,615, and the median income for a family was $60,767. Males had a median income of $43,972 versus $36,052 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,006. About 2.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.jeffersonhillsboro.net/ Jefferson Hills Web Site]


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