CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Mifflin

Pennsylvania · 23,644 residents · 14.2 sq mi

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West Mifflin is a city of 23,644 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 39.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $49,200. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $276 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,644

+5%vs 2000

vs 22,464 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 42.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,430)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(1,223)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(1,297)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(1,316)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,372)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(3,674)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,322)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,264)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.9%(3,039)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(3,156)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,332)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(219)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,867

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,130 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,676

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,140 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(20,058)

Black8.8%(1,986)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(127)

Asian0.2%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(21,791)

Black7.4%(1,740)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(54)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0.2%(56)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.4%(453)

Mexican0.4%(71)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Dominican0.1%(13)

South American0%(4)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.7%(141)

Cambodian0.1%(16)

Korean0%(3)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Ancestry

German18.7%(3,594)

Irish18.2%(3,491)

Italian17.7%(3,402)

Slovak11.4%(2,183)

Polish9.2%(1,759)

English6.8%(1,298)

Hungarian4.9%(934)

American1.8%(347)

Scottish1.4%(273)

Welsh1.1%(213)

Croatian1.1%(209)

Turkish0.9%(178)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.9%(175)

Dutch0.9%(173)

Czech0.6%(120)

French0.6%(111)

Russian0.6%(106)

Lithuanian0.5%(91)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(88)

Swedish0.5%(87)

West Indian0.4%(85)

Arab0.3%(57)

Jamaican0.3%(56)

Lebanese0.2%(42)

Greek0.2%(38)

Subsaharan African0.2%(36)

British0.2%(30)

Israeli0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(20)

Norwegian0.1%(19)

Canadian0.1%(17)

Syrian0.1%(15)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(15)

Haitian0.1%(14)

Australian0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Austrian0%(5)

Romanian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Slovak population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 20.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38%(3,023)

Married48.5%(3,853)

Widowed2.9%(233)

Divorced10.6%(842)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(2,374)

Married48.5%(3,777)

Widowed11.4%(886)

Divorced9.6%(745)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.3%(198)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(126)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(409)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,026 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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