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Beltzhoover (Most Recent Data Available) Unless Otherwise Stated All Data is from 2013 est. Data from Census Tract 5624 (Includes Bon Air) Demographics: Population Black pop. by White pop. by Other pop. by Population Change (2010-13) percentage percentage percentage Beltzhoover 2,784 +1.7% 58.2% 34.1% 7.7% Pittsburgh 306,062 +0.12% 25.3% 66.4% 8.3% Economic Opportunity Indicators: Percentage of Percentage of Median Percentage of Residents Living Households Unemployment Household Self-Employed Below the Poverty Receiving Public Rate Income Residents Level Assistance Beltzhoover 15.2% $36,333 6.4% 21.8% 26.4% Pittsburgh 4.6% (Apr. 2015) $39,195 4.2% 22.6% 4.8% Median Median Residential Sales Percentage of Owner- Percentage of Residents Housing Value Price Occupied Housing with No Health Insurance Beltzhoover $54,600 $7,200 (2014) 71.4% 15.4% Pittsburgh $89,400 $85,600 (2014) 48.8% 9.9% Percentage of Owner- Percentage of Renter- Find an Affordable Percentage of Occupied Housing that Occupied Housing that Housing/Mixed Income Residents Spend 30% or More of Spend 30% or More of Housing Indicator. 16+ in the Household Income on Household Income on Affordable vs. Market Labor Force Monthly Housing Costs Monthly Housing Costs Rate? Beltzhoover 63.6% 25.6% 69.2% Pittsburgh 61.9% 25.7% 50.1% Safety and Healthy Environment Indicators: Percentage of Vacant Housing Units Percentage of Vacant Land Beltzhoover 18.7% 40.6% (2014 Pittsburgh 14.9% 19.1% (2014) Available monthly Number of Value of Residential Number of Value of Commercial Residential Permits Permits Commercial Permits Permits Beltzhoover 10 $79,095 2 $24,000 (2010) Pittsburgh 1882 $51,865,153 907 $279,204,947 (2010) Percentage of Buildings with Code Violations Beltzhoover 13.0% (2010) Pittsburgh 6.71% (2010) Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Residents School Academic Residents without a Residents w/ only w/ only an Associates, Performance Rating High School High School Professional, or Bachelor’s (2013-2014) Diploma Diploma Degree Grandview Elementary – 54.8 South Hills Middle Beltzhoover 15.5% 38.9% 11.9% School – 72.0 Carrick High School – 51.7 Pittsburgh 68.2 9.6% 29.9% 26% Available daily Violent crime as a percentage of total Total Crime Rate Total Crimes crime (per 100 citizens) Beltzhoover 306 12.4% 15.9 Pittsburgh 29,717 7.8% 9.7 Public Transportation Percentage of Residents with No Walk Transit Use Vehicle Available Score Score Beltzhoover 29.2% 19.9% 38 (2014) 65 (2015) Pittsburgh 17.5% 25.5% 60 (2015) 54 (2015) Access to Healthy Foods Percentage of Land Area FAI Score (2012-2013) (Park Space) Beltzhoover 6 (food desert) 20.4% (2011) Pittsburgh N/A 20.8% (2011) Leadership Capacity Indicators: City Leadership: Pittsburgh Hilltop Alliance Beltzhoover Concerned Citizens Development Corporation Hilltop Housing Initiative City Councilman District 3 – Bruce Kraus *Format model = The Office of Councilman Bruce Kraus* .

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