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Population (year 2000): 7,332. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,778 (-7.6% change)
 

Males: 3,266  (44.5%)
Females: 4,066  (55.5%)

Allegheny County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15110.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,400 (it was $19,766 in 2000)
Duquesne  $21,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $40,200 (it was $33,300 in 2000)
Duquesne  $40,200
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Duquesne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.7%)
  • Black (47.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (10.2%), Irish (9.3%), Slovak (8.3%), Italian (5.8%), Polish (4.1%), English (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1910

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 1.82 square miles.

Population density: 3774 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Duquesne

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Duquesne city

  • Never married: 38.6%
  • Now married: 35.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

141 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Duquesne, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Duquesne to the number of sex offenders is 980 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Duquesne:  2.5% ($837)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (10.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (324.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: McKeesport, PA (1.8 miles ), East Pittsburgh borough, PA (2.0 miles ), North Braddock borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Port Vue borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Braddock borough, PA (2.6 miles ), North Versailles, PA (2.9 miles ), Chalfant borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Dravosburg borough, PA (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $71,700

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Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 79.85 W


People in group quarters in Duquesne
  • 33 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 19 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 17 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in other group homes

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,232 (-14.4%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Crime in Duquesne by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 451105
    per 100,000 54.567.913.914.00.072.7
Rapes 9116639
    per 100,000 122.7149.483.184.042.9130.8
Robberies 374050422926
    per 100,000 504.4543.2692.6588.2414.2377.9
Assaults 698166805960
    per 100,000 940.61099.9914.31120.4842.7872.0
Burglaries 159101105101118127
    per 100,000 2167.41371.51454.51414.61685.51845.7
Thefts 205207180191229202
    per 100,000 2794.42811.02493.42675.13271.02935.6
Auto thefts 584737373139
    per 100,000 790.6638.2512.5518.2442.8566.8
Arson 257889
    per 100,000 27.367.997.0112.0114.3130.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 873.4897.7727.4743.3611.3829.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.04
US city average:  3.00

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Duquesne-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Duquesne city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Duquesne:
  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 1 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)
  • UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MC KEESPORT, PA)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Duquesne:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 32 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duquesne:
  • INTER COUNTY (about 7 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 9 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)
  • ROSTRAVER (about 12 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; ID: FWQ)

Amtrak station near Duquesne:
  • 12 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Duquesne:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public elementary/middle schools in Duquesne:
  • DUQUESNE MS/HS (Students: 428; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • DUQUESNE EL SCH (Students: 428; Grades: KG - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Duquesne:
  • DUQUESNE CATH ELEM-NORMAN ST (Students: 104; Location: 12 NORMAN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • BETHLEHEM TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 70; Location: 128 S THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 9)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Another really strong radio ststion is WAMO. I dunno who its owned by or nothing buts like the number 1 station.

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Notable locations in Duquesne: Monongahela Junction Station (A), Duquesne Wharf Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Duquesne include: Macedonia Church (A), Saints Peter And Paul Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thompson Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  34.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Duquesne compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Duquesne (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Duquesne Branch at 35 West Grant Avenue, branch established on 1960-10-03. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 17$56,351$39,7778$13,167
Financial Administration 2$4,709$28,2542$2,384
Other Government Administration 3$9,456$37,8247$1,554
Police - Other 1$2,400$28,8001$458
Firefighters 1$2,998$35,9760$0
Streets and Highways 6$15,817$31,6340$0
Sewerage 3$7,747$30,9880$0
Water Supply 5$14,176$34,0220$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,537$30,4440$0
Totals for Government 39$116,191$35,75118$17,564


Duquesne government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $692,000
    Solid Waste Management: $518,000
    All Other: $39,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,210,000
    Transit Utilities: $938,000
    Water Utilities: $938,000
    Sewerage: $656,000
    Regular Highways: $625,000
    Financial Administration: $339,000
    Solid Waste Management: $203,000
    Central Staff Services: $105,000
    General Public Buildings: $100,000
    Fire Protection: $72,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000
    Housing & Community Development: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $51,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $656,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,475,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,754,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,535,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $186,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $209,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,652,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $986,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $897,000
    Highways: $10,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $865,000
    Individual Income: $533,000
    NEC: $151,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $813,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Duquesne:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Duquesne:
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Duquesne:
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)

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