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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction Preface Community Description City Map

Popu lation 4 Age-Sex Composition Poputation Change Families By Type and Presence Of Children Less Than 18 Years Old Median Age Age Group Change Race

Housing 6 Occupancy Status Mobility Building Activity

Socia Economic Conditions 8 Education: Years of School Complet ed By Persons 25 Years and Over Median Family Income Percent D istribution Of Family Income By Income Ranges Major Occupation Classifications Of Persons 14 Years And Over Public Assistance Cases Arrests For Major Crimes

Community Facilities 12 / PREFACE

One thing that citizens need if they are to take part in planning for their neighborhoods is up-ta-date information about their neighborhoods. This booklet is an attempt by the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning to present information, primarily from the United States Census of Population and Housing, for use by citizens and communit y groups. Unfortunately, census material is not perfect ; it may not have all the information t hat you need and it may not be in the most useful form for your purposes. It is, however, the best that is ava ilable.

Where possible, comparisons have been made between 1960 and 1970 characteristics, and between neighborhood and cit y-wide values, in order to better understand present neighborhood conditions.

The material has been d ivided into four sections, Population, Housing, Socio·Economic characteristics and Communit y Facilities. Although most of the info rmation comes from the 1970 Census of Population and Housing, the statistics on build ing permits (new, and alterations) come from the city's Bureau of Building Inspection; the crime data was compiled by the Bureau of Police; and the welfare data was provided by the All egheny County Board of Public Assistance. The summary tapes from which much of the census information was extracted were provided by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission. PE RRY SOUTH Perry South located in the middle on the hilltop above Central North Side is generally bounded by lower Perrysville Avenue to the south, Charles Street to the north, East Street to the east and Brighton Road as part of Charles Street to the west. It falls in Census Tracts 2501,2504, 2505,2603,2604,2605 and 2606. Its approximate population is 13,300. This is a 20% drop from 1960.

Perry South has an older housing stock with about 80% built before 1940. A1though home ownership i5 stiH over 50%, many of the larger homes have been converted to apartments along the main spinal road of Perrysville Ave­ nue. This has created a mixture of old single-family homes and apartment conversions. Two small districts serve the area commercially.

Direct access to the Perry South area is provided through the Federal Street extension from the Lower North Side . Hillsides adjacent to this street par­ ticularly along lower Perrysvi ll e Avenue and above Hendermn Street in what is known as the area, provide attractive views of the downtown area. Needed rehabi litation of this older housing is increasingly taking place.

CHA RL ES STREET

Charles Street is a valley community that falls within the Perry Sout h Census Tr;jcl$ of 2501,2603 and 2604. Unfortunately, it is split by census tract boundaries and, therefore, cannot be isolated stati stically. Its present population is estimated at about 1700.

This is a largely Black residential neighborhood with a significant amount of industrial trucking businesses interspersed throughout, which creates a difficult living environment_ In spite of many poverty level incomes and older housing stock, the Valley has managed to remain relatively stable because of action by the Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation and non profit sponsors in housing rehabilitation. Good public recreation facili ­ ties have helped.

Charles Street Valley, beginning in the lower North Side, provides a gradual­ ly ·curving side entrance connecting the and Perry South com­ munities. ".," ..

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" N" 0', " , .. I .. ~.- 'U' CENSUS TRACT OUTLINE 't NEIGHBORHOOD OUTLINE AGE - SEX COMPOSITION AGE POPULATION CHANGE, 1960-1970 GROUP MALE I FEMALE

75+ The population of P.. ,· v South has changed f rom 16,58 7 in 1960 to 13 255 in 1970. representing a 201% change. This compares to an 65 -74 - average citywide change of -13.9%. where population declined trom 55-64 604,332 in 1960 to 520,117 in 1970. P 0 45- 54 P 3544 FAMILIES BY TYPE ANO PRESENCE OF CHILDREN LESS U L 25 -34 THAN 18 YEARS OLD 20-24 A The predominant family-type in th is neighborhood is the husb.tnd 'Mfe tarn IV

T 15 - 19 no ch· 'dlen ~ ess trlan 18 category. The highest po rtion of families I 10 - 14 with incomes below poverty level is the fe mall' !'ead ch·ld ren les5 0 than 18 group. N 5-' 0 - 4

20 o 20 PERCENT MEDIAN AGE, 1970

NEIGHBORHOOD The median age for the neighborhood is32 8 yeari; for the city it is 33.6 PITTSBURGH years. Source : U. S. CENSUS 1970

AGE -SEX COMPOSITION , 1970 AGE-GROUP CHANGE, 1960-1970 According to the 1970 Census. the greatest portion of Perry South 's population fa ll s in the age 45 54 category, the smaliest being tho 76 & One age bracket increased in population between 1960 and 1970 in the olle age group. Citywide, more people are found in the age 45·54 group than neig hborhood. For the city, population in the 15·19. 20·24. and the 75 In any other; the age 75 and older category is the smallost. years and older age groups increased.

4 BLACK POPULATION, 1960 - 1970 RACE

Black population in Pp IV SOUIt'l constituted 14 8% of its 1960 popu­ NEIGHBORHOOD.... lation, and 19 2CJ(. of its 1970 population. For Pittsburgh, the Black popula­ tion increased from 16.7% in 1960. to 20.2% in 1970. P o P AGE GROUPS U AGE PERCENT CHANGE 1960 TO 1970 GRO'~UP~ ______-. ______L 75+ A T 65-74 I 55- o 45-54 N PITTSBURGH.,. 35-4

25-

20-24

WHIT! a OTHER RACES 15-19

10-14

0-'5-L~~.-J -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 +20 +40 +60 +80 +100 PERCENT NEIGHBORHOOD PITTSBURGH SOURCE : U.S. CENSUS 1960-1970 SOURCE: u.s. CENSUS tSl50 - 11170

5 OCCUPANCY STATUS 1960 -1970

PERCENT 1980 1870 CHANGE

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 5218 4640 - 11.1

TOTAL OCCUPIED UNITS 4993 4335 - 13 . 2

OCCUPANCY STATUS H OWNER OCCUP I ED 2662 2475 - 7 . 0 o In 1960, total housi ng units numbered 5218; in 1970.4.640. representing U a 11 1% change. A total of 53 3% were owner-occupied in 1970, compared PERCENT OW "'ER OCCUPlfD 51.0 53.3 S to 47.2% citywide. In 1960,225 units were vacant, as compared to 305 1 vacancies in 1970. This represents 865% vacancy rate for 1970 as com­ N pared to the city's 6.2%. Overcrowded units comprised 11 2% of the 1960, RENTER OCCUPlfD 2331 1860 - 20 . 2 G and B 0% of the 1970 neighborhood housing stock.

PERCENT RENTER OCCUPIED 44 . 6 40 . 0

VACANT UNITS 225 305 + 35 . 6 MOBILITY

For the neighborhood, 4,279 people over fiv e years of age have changed PfRCfNT VACANT 4 . 3 6 . 5 their place of residence between 1965 and 1970. This represents35% of its population. For the city, 159,774 changed their place of residency during t hose years, which is 33% of the total population. MEDIA,. MARKET VALUE $ 8080 $ 9477 + 17 . 3

MEDIAN GROSS RENT $ 64 $ 82 + 28. 1

PERCENT OVERCROWDED UNITS 11 .2 8 .0

SOURCE : U.S. CENSUS 1'80 - 1870

6 H BUILDING ACTIVITY. 1972 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 1972 o U In 1972, there were 99 building permit applications in this neighborhood. NUMBER OF ESTIMATED PERMITS COST S at an estimated construction cost of $208,695 . For the entire city, 4,002 I permits were issued, accounting for construction in excess of $53 million. NEW HOUSING UNITS N Also in 1972. there were 000 new housing units constructed per 1.000 ex­ OTHER NEW STRUC TURES G isting units, and 10 89 alterations per 1,000 units in the neighborhood. City­ wide 3,6 new housing units and 16.2 alterations we re undertaken per every EXTENSIONS ADDITIONS a 2 $ 7~650 1,000 existing units. ALTERATIONS 97 201,045

TOTAL 99 $208,695

SOU RCE : BUREAU OF BUILDING INSPEC TI ON

7 EDUCATION : YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED BY PERSONS MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, 1960 - 1970 25 YEARS AND OVER, 1960-1970 ,------$ 20.000----,------The 1970 Census indicates that, of those local residents, aged 25 and over, the largest percentage have attained a elementary education. In 1960. the largest percentage had attained a elementary education.

SCHOOL YEARS S COMPLETED BY PERSONS $15,000 o 25 YEARS a OVER C 1960-1970 I o PER CENT PERC[NT I~eo 0". TOTAl.. 11170 0 1" TOTAL

E NO SCHOOI. ING 132 1.4 102 1.4 C $ 10,00 0 o N ElEMENTAfty (1- 8 YRS . ) 4229 44.4 2574 34.1 o 1970 M HIGH SCHOOL (I-3YRS I 2429 25.5 2151 28.5 I C 1960 H I GH SCHOOL (4 TftS.) 2165 22.7 2124 28.1 $ 5,000

COLL.EG£ 'I - 3 VRS.I 315 3.3 308 4 . 1

CO L LEGE {4 YRS 1 260 2.7 289 3 . 8

TOTAL. 9530 100 . 0 7548 100.0 NEIGHBORH OO D PITTSBURGH

SO UR CE~ U.S. CENSUS 111110-1'10 SOURCE : u.s. CENSUS 1960- 1970

8 PERCENT DISTR I BUTI ON OF FAMilY INCOME BY INCOME RANGES (IN DOllA RS )

00% -r----,-----,-----,-----,-----~----~--__. INCOME, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, 1960-1970 s The median Income for Pe~ Soutll families was $5,309ln 1960. In '0% ~------__1 o 1970. the median family income was $1.899 • representing a ten year change C of 48 7% Citywide, the median family Income rose from $5,605 in 1960, I to $8,800 in 1970. a 57% change. o , .0%~------__1 E C 30% ~------~ o N o '0% ~------M I C 10% ~------

" 2,000 4,000 8,000 ',000 12,000 '15,000 L.T. I. + 1,8et a •••• 1S,'81" 7,1118" 11,1'8" 14,'""

NEIGHBORHOOD PITTSBURGH •0 SOURe! , U, • . CfHSOS 1"70

9 OCCUPATION: MAJOR OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATIONS PERSONS RECEIVING OF PERSONS 14 YEARS AND OVER, 1970 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN 1972

The largest percentage of people in this neigh borhood work In c ·-, fu men fore NUMBER OF PERCENT OF TOTAL ASSI STANCE TYPE RECIPIENTS POPULATION men positions. Th is group constitutes 43% of the employed population. The largest percentage of people In the city work in sales & clerical posi· tlons, which represents 28%of the total population , OLD AGE 111 . 83 So C I MAJOR OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATIONS BLIND 13 . 09 o OF PERSONS 14 YEARS AND OVER, 1970

" • AID TO .-c"c .,; DEPENDENT E' U_. 2240 16 . 89 ,• '0 CH ILDREN ..., o • C .u- •c ~ .! u c ,.•• 0 ...·0 • "-00 •>- o • • 0 .c • •0 c • •u •• • GENERAL 314 2. 36 N z· •.0 0 • • 2! ••00 o •c • • o. .-o· ••o. .-.c•• • 00 c• M t~ 0_ • c- ., .. I .c • _0 co 0 • u. •• .. AID TO DISABLED 49 . 36 C .- • .... 1..1 322 44 3 12 62 730 2757

TOTAL 206 889 25 6 467 1818 2727 20 ,53

TOTA ... 52 8 1332 1518 1197 4575

'I:fI'CINT 0' TOTAL 11.54 29 . 10 43. 46 26 . 15 100 . 00 SOURCE : DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE ALLEGHENY COUNTY BOARD OF ASSISTANCE MARCH 2, 1973 .OUI!:CI. : u . • . ClNSUS '_70

10 ARRESTS FOR MAJOR CRIMES IN 1972

NUMBER OF CRIME ARRESTS CRIME RATE

MURDER 1 ,01 s PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, 1972 o AAPE .08 Of the neighborhood's total population, 21% received public assistance in 11 C I 1972. Citywide, 14% of the population received some kind of assistance in o the iame year. ROBBERY 44 .33

E ASSAULT 170 1. 28 C ARRESTS FOR MAJOR CR IMES, 1972 o The crime rate listed here represents the number of arrests that were made N BURG LAR Y 150 1.13 for major cr imeli in 1972 as a ratio of the total population of the area. Major o crimes are defined as murder, rape, robbery. auault, burglary, and larceny. M I In 1972, the cri me rate for thili neighborhood was 3 74 ; for Pittsburgh, the LAR CENY 120 .91 C rate was 4.71.

TOTAL 496 3 . 74

SOURCE ' ANNUAL REPORT OF MAJOR CRIMES CITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1972

11 COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community facHitte; which se rve Pe, ry Sout" are not limited to those located within the confines of Peu y South . Although there are many community fa cilities in the general vicinity. thil list is limited to police and fire stations, public li braries, public schools. City of Pittsburgh recreational facilit ies (indoor and outdoor!. major hospitals, and major 001leg05 and uni· c varsities. o M Community facilities for this neighborhood Include: M Perry South U N Public Facilities I T No. 50, 43 and 46 Fire Stations Y No.9 Police Station Carnegie library. North Side Branch

F Recreation A C Fowler ballfields, 5wimmingpool, court games and playground Clayton School Ballf ield and court games. I Fineview Ballfield and tot lot L Fineview School playground I Tot Lots - Strauss and Cross, Charles Street, McNaugher T I Schools E S Martin Luther King Elementary Clayton Elementary McNaugher and Columbus and Latimer Middle Schools Oliver and Allegheny High Schools

Health

Allegheny General Hospital 12 Divine Providence Hospital St. Johns Hospital - CITY OF PITTSB URGH • Han. Pete Flaherty, Mayor

CITY COUNCI L •

Han. Louis Mason, Jr., Preside nt Hon. Amy Ballinger Han. Richard S. Caliguiri Hon. Eugene P. DePasqua le Hon. Wal ter Karnyk Han. John P. lynch Hon. Robert R. Stone Hon . William J. Coyne Hon. Frank J, Lucchino

CITY PLANNING COMM ISS ION

Miss Rosemary O'Ascenzo. Chairman Lou is E. Young, Vice Chairman Paul G. Sullivan, Secretary John F. Bitzer, Jr. Mrs. Hibberd V. B. Kline, Jr. James Williams Robert I. Whitehill Willie McClung

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING

Robert J. Paternoster, Director Billie Bramhall, Deputy Director Stephen Reichstein, Deputy Director Nicholas A. Del Monte. Cartographer

This Document was prepared with the inva luable assistance of Planning A ides: Janice M. Coyne Eli sa L. Ventura