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City of Pittsburgh Data
Mayor Bill Peduto presides over a city of 300,000 people, 71,000 of whom are African American (23.7%). Over the last decade (2010 to 2020), Pittsburgh’s African American population declined by more than 8,500—that’s 11% fewer Black residents.
Meanwhile, between 2007 and 2020, more than 900 financial institutions approved $11.8 billion dollars in home mortgage loans in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, but the lending was distributed unevenly. Financial institutions approved $11 billion of all loan dollars (93.2%) in the city’s 54 non minority neighborhoods, but only approved $807 million (6.8%) in minority communities.
Lenders approved just 3.5% of all loan dollars in Pittsburgh to African Americans in thirteen years. There were 551 financial institutions which did not make one loan to an African American in 13 years.
Financial institutions approved $11 billion of all loan dollars (93.2%) in the city’s 54 non minority neighborhoods, but only approved $807 million (6.8%) in minority communities.
On the public side, the funding picture was far different. In ten years, 2010 to 2020, only $3.4 billion was allocated to Pittsburgh , a fraction of the bank investment in the city. In the city’s minority neighborhoods, 55% of all investment was public; whereas, in the city’s non minority neighborhoods, just 8% of investment came from public sources.
Over the past decade, the city attracted $3.4 billion in investment, but most of it went to minority neighborhoods, while the wealth-building private dollars went to non-minority communities.
private bank financing:
$11,811,701,000.00
$11.8 billion
public funding:
$3,402,149,120.00
$3.4 billion
total combined public & private funding:
$15,213,850,120.00
$15.2 billion
Table 11. Public Agency Operating Budgets, 2010-2020
Year
City of Pittsburgh Departmental Operating Budget
URA Operating Expenses*
Pittsburgh Public Schools General Fund Expenditures**
HACP Operating
Budgets
Total, Four Public Agencies, 2010-2020
2010
$438,246,073
$10,627,252
$515,947,013
$166,113,263
$1,130,933,601
2011
$447,219,329
$10,752,207
$528,021,608
$137,787,099
$1,123,780,243
2012
$446,458,409
$11,008,738
$518,047,976
$158,087,287
$1,133,602,409
2013
$462,356,968
$9,800,000
$498,674,795
$148,104,917
$1,118,936,680
2014
$471,645,604
$9,950,000
$527,396,183
$173,582,125
$1,182,573,913
2015
$495,021,730
$10,000,000
$548,182,466
$164,416,804
$1,217,621,001
2016
$501,021,570
$10,100,000
$571,237,388
$194,186,900
$1,276,545,858
2017
$513,997,146
$11,000,000
$598,300,361
$161,101,101
$1,284,398,608
2018
$535,246,237
$11,100,000
$629,198,413
$165,101,450
$1,340,646,100
2019
$553,501,922
$12,991,000
$648,173,759
$175,967,983
$1,390,634,664
2020
$608,100,046
$12,000,000
$667,314,155
$168,969,250
$1,456,383,451
Totals
$5,472,815,034
$119,329,197
$6,250,494,117
$1,813,418,179
$13,656,056,528
* Estimates for 2013-2020, except 2019.
** Projected for 2020.
Table 6: Public Funds Disbursements by All Public Agencies, 2010-2020
Public Agency
Amount
Total Housing Units Created, Preserved, or Rehabilitated / Bank Loans
PHFA
$240,538,932
3,527
HACP
$585,418,340
7,839
URA
$2,426,065,009
14,447
CDBG-Non-Housing Specific
$150,126,838
N/A
Total Public Funding
$3,402,149,119
25,813
Total Bank Lending
$11,811,701,000
71,243
Table 4. Bank Lending in Pittsburgh by Race, 2007-2019
Racial Category
2015 Population
% of Total
Total Loans
% of Total
Total Loan $
% of Total
Average Loan Size
53,406
64.6%
White
204,671
66.2%
75.0%
$7,627,360,000
$142,818
Race Missing
10,389
14.6%
$3,327,816,000
28.2%
$320,321
African American
76,397
24.7%
5,116
7.2%
$417,224,000
3.5%
$81,553
Asian Americans
16,317
5.3%
2,084
2.9%
$$411,290,000
3.5%
$197,356
152
0.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
559
0.2%
0.2%
$17,563,000
$115,546
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
84
0.0%
96
0.1%
$10,448,000
0.1%
$108,833
Some other race + two or more races
11,299
3.7%
Total Minority Population
104,656
33.8%
71,243
100%
City Total
309,327
100%
100%
$11,811,701,000
$165,795
Table 2. Comparative Public and Private Investment in Pittsburgh’s Minority and Non-Minority Neighborhoods, 2007-2020
Neighborhood
Total Bank Loan $
Total Public $
Total Public and Private $
% Bank Loan $
% Public $
$807,477,000
$1,006,735,353
$1,814,212,353
45%
55%
Total Minority Neighborhoods
Total Non-Minority Neighborhoods
$11,004,224,000
$971,580,427
$11,975,804,427
92%
8%
Subtotal
$11,811,701,000
$1,978,315,780
Multiple or Unknown Neighborhoods
$1,423,833,339
Total
$11,811,701,000
$3,402,149,119
$15,213,850,119
78%
22%
Table 13. Public and Private Investment in Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, 2007-2020, Ranked by Total Public and Private Dollars
No.
Neighborhood
City Council District
Total Bank Loan $
Total Public $
Total Public and Private $
% Bank Loan $
% Public $
Squirrel Hill South
5
$1,045,706,000
$83,743,701
$1,129,449,701
92.6%
7.4%
1
2
Shadyside
8
$1,054,017,000
$26,933,104
$1,080,950,104
97.5%
2.5%
3
Squirrel Hill North
8
$956,579,000
$807,500
$957,386,500
99.9%
0.1%
4
South Side Flats
3
$532,039,000
$113,843,560
$645,882,560
82.4%
17.6%
Central Business District
6
$380,999,000
$222,850,112
$603,849,112
63.1%
36.9%
5
6
Point Breeze
8
$595,853,000
$1,340,000
$597,193,000
99.8%
0.2%
East Liberty
9
$186,588,000
$331,650,370
$518,238,370
36.0%
64.0%
7
8
Highland Park
7
$463,237,000
$19,261,500
$482,498,500
96.0%
4.0%
Brookline
4
$419,070,000
$7,500
$419,077,500
100.0%
0.0%
9
10
Strip District
7
$318,499,000
$69,258,337
$387,757,337
82.1%
17.9%
Central Lawrence-ville
7
$359,367,000
$14,111,147
$373,478,147
96.2%
3.8%
11
12
Mount Washigton
2
$368,518,000
$4,919,301
$373,437,301
98.7%
1.3%
Bloomfield
7
$327,000,000
$2,568,771
$329,568,771
99.2%
0.8%
13
14
Lower Lawrence-ville
7
$231,598,000
$43,280,891
$274,878,891
84.3%
15.7%
Greenfield
5
$272,784,000
$233,081
$273,017,081
99.9%
0.1%
15
16
Central Northside
1
$218,797,000
$34,800,008
$253,597,008
86.3%
13.7%
Crawford-Roberts
6
$50,621,000
$184,446,665
$235,067,665
21.5%
78.5%
17
18
Brighton Heights
1
$230,032,000
$1,562,076
$231,594,076
99.3%
0.7%
North Oakland
8
$192,155,000
$13,365,001
$205,520,001
93.5%
6.5%
19
Larimer
20
9
$66,367,000
$122,165,606
$188,532,606
35.2%
64.8%
South Side Slops
3
$178,558,000
$250,001
$178,808,001
99.9%
0.1%
21
22
Hazelwood,Hays, GlenHazel
5
$49,699,000
$128,394,093
$178,093,093
27.9%
72.1%
Stanton Heights
7
$170,962,000
$4,205,913
$175,167,913
97.6%
2.4%
23
24
Westwood, Ridgemont
2
$166,024,000
$2,000,000
$168,024,000
98.8%
1.2%
Beechview
4
$147,946,000
$9,280,986
$157,226,986
94.1%
5.9%
25
26
Middle Hill
6
$8,562,000
$144,578,932
$153,140,932
5.6%
94.4%
Duquesne Heights
2
$152,502,000
$0
$152,502,000
100.0%
0.0%
27
Carrick
28
4
$144,042,000
$2,841,972
$146,883,972
98.1%
1.9%
Morningside
7
$142,398,000
$2,950,000
$145,348,000
98.0%
2.0%
29
30
Troy Hill
1
$140,852,000
$2,276,100
$143,128,100
98.4%
1.6%
East Allegheny, North Shore
1
$128,594,000
$10,690,311
$139,284,311
92.3%
7.7%
31
32
Upper Lawrence-ville
7
$132,896,000
$4,004,894
$136,900,894
97.1%
2.9%
Banksville
2
$134,547,000
$0
$134,547,000
100.0%
0.0%
33
34
AlleghenyWest, Allegheny Center
1
$129,363,000
$4,336,657
$133,699,657
96.8%
3.2%
Friendship
7
$123,157,000
$865,000
$124,022,000
99.3%
0.7%
35
Point Breeze North
36
9
$80,025,000
$32,953,221
$112,978,221
70.8%
29.2%
Perry North
1
$106,226,000
$1,629,366
$107,855,366
98.5%
1.5%
37
38
South Oakland
3
$79,955,000
$13,438,720
$93,393,720
85.6%
14.4%
Central Oakland
6
$87,690,000
$430,000
$88,120,000
99.5%
0.5%
39
40
Manchester
6
$69,793,000
$16,166,842
$85,959,842
81.2%
18.8%
Overbrook
5
$82,990,000
$110,000
$83,100,000
99.9%
0.1%
41
42
Regent Square
5
$82,976,000
$0
$82,976,000
100.0%
0.0%
Windgap, Chartiers City, Fairywood
2
$61,757,000
$17,107,306
$78,864,306
78.3%
21.7%
43
Garfield
44
9
$57,811,000
$20,065,832
$77,876,832
74.2%
25.8%
Crafton Heights
2
$77,405,000
$25,501
$77,430,501
100.0%
0.0%
45
46
Lincoln Place
5
$74,809,000
$900,001
$75,709,001
98.8%
1.2%
Bluff
6
$30,496,000
$43,053,733
$73,549,733
41.5%
58.5%
47
48
Homewood South
9
$13,369,000
$56,649,077
$70,018,077
19.1%
80.9%
Swisshelm Park
5
$62,349,000
$20,000
$62,369,000
100.0%
0.0%
49
50
Perry South
6
$47,485,000
$11,530,451
$59,015,451
80.5%
19.5%
Sheraden, Esplen
2
$55,636,000
$3,136,801
$58,772,801
94.7%
5.3%
51
New Homestead
52
5
$48,405,000
$0
$48,405,000
100.0%
0.0%
Marshall- Shadeland
1
$42,131,000
$3,256,936
$45,387,936
92.8%
7.2%
53
Polish Hill
54
7
$43,850,000
$1,356,600
$45,206,600
97.0%
3.0%
Upper Hill
6
$41,373,000
$2,209,098
$43,582,098
94.9%
5.1%
55
56
Lincoln- Lemington- Belmar
9
$17,407,000
$25,942,709
$43,349,709
40.2%
59.8%
Northview Heights
1
$846,000
$40,961,547
$41,807,547
2.0%
98.0%
57
58
Fineview
1
$22,645,000
$17,649,062
$40,294,062
56.2%
43.8%
Allentown
3
$25,115,000
$9,534,643
$34,649,643
72.5%
27.5%
59
60
West Oakland
6
$27,603,000
$6,870,000
$34,473,000
80.1%
19.9%
Summer Hill
1
$33,724,000
$0
$33,724,000
100.0%
0.0%
61
Oakwood, East Carnegie
62
2
$31,685,000
$0
$31,685,000
100.0%
0.0%
Elliott, West End
2
$27,255,000
$3,059,501
$30,314,501
89.9%
10.1%
63
64
Spring Hill-City View
1
$29,548,000
$0
$29,548,000
100.0%
0.0%
Beltzhoover,Bon Air
3
$28,993,000
$135,001
$29,128,001
99.5%
0.5%
65
66
Knoxville
3
$16,703,000
$1,225,001
$17,928,001
93.2%
6.8%
Homewood North
9
$13,718,000
$3,902,909
$17,620,909
77.9%
22.1%
67
68
Terrace village
6
$11,686,000
$4,921,800
$16,607,800
70.4%
29.6%
East Hills
9
$14,852,000
$275,000
$15,127,000
98.2%
1.8%
69
Arlington, Arlington Heights
70
3
$13,089,000
$505,666
$13,594,666
96.3%
3.7%
South Shore
2
$475,000
$12,976,929
$13,451,929
3.5%
96.5%
71
72
Chateau
6
$2,565,000
$9,458,725
$12,023,725
21.3%
78.7%
California-Kirkbride
6
$11,377,000
$164,608
$11,541,608
98.6%
1.4%
73
74
Spring Garden
1
$9,781,000
$0
$9,781,000
100.0%
0.0%
Bedford Dwellings
6
$344,000
$8,531,838
$8,875,838
3.9%
96.1%
75
76
St. Clair, Mt. Oliver
3
$4,264,000
$39,000
$4,303,000
99.1%
0.9%
Homewood West
9
$1,567,000
$299,268
$1,866,268
84.0%
16.0%
77
Neighborhood Totals
$11,811,701,000
$1,978,315,779
$13,790,016,779
85.7%
14.3%
$323,152,206
Public Funding, Multiple Neighborhoods
Public Funding Citywide
$442,631,909
$658,049,225
Public Funding, Unknown Neighborhoods
Totals
2,084
$3,402,149,119
$15,213,850,119
77.6%
22.4%
Table 14. Public and Private Investment in Pittsburgh’s Minority Neighborhoods, 2007-2020 (Ranked by Total Public and Private Dollars)
No.
Neighborhood
City Council District
Total Bank Loan $
Total Public $
Total Public and Private $
% Bank Loan $
% Public $
East Liberty
9
$186,588,000
$331,650,370
$518,238,370
36.0%
64.0%
1
2
Hill Combined (Crawford-Roberts, Middle Hill, Upper Hill, Terrace Village, and Bedford Dwellings)
6
$112,586,000
$344,688,333
$457,274,333
24.6%
75.4%
Larimer
9
$66,367,000
$122,165,606
$188,532,606
35.2%
64.8%
3
4
Homewood Combined (South, North, West)
9
$28,654,000
$60,851,254
$89,505,254
32.0%
68.0%
Manchester
6
$69,793,000
$16,166,842
$85,959,842
81.2%
18.8%
5
6
Garfield
9
$57,811,000
$20,065,832
$77,876,832
74.2%
25.8%
Perry South
9
$47,485,000
$11,530,451
$59,015,451
80.5%
19.5%
7
8
Sheraden, Esplen
2
$55,636,000
$3,136,801
$58,772,801
94.7%
5.3%
Marshall- Shadeland
1
$42,131,000
$3,256,936
$45,387,936
92.8%
7.2%
9
10
Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
9
$17,407,000
$25,942,709
$43,349,709
40.2%
59.8%
Northview Heights
1
$846,000
$40,961,547
$41,807,547
2.0%
98.0%
11
12
Fineview
1
$22,645,000
$17,649,062
$40,294,062
56.2%
43.8%
West Oakland
6
$27,603,000
$6,870,000
$34,473,000
80.1%
19.9%
13
Beltzhoover, Bon Air
14
3
$28,993,000
$135,001
$29,128,001
99.5%
0.5%
Knoxville
3
$16,703,000
$1,225,001
$17,928,001
93.2%
6.8%
15
16
East Hills
9
$14,852,000
$275,000
$15,127,000
98.2%
1.8%
California-Kirkbride
6
$11,377,000
$164,608
$11,541,608
98.6%
1.4%
17
Totals
$807,477,000
$1,006,735,353
$1,814,212,353
44.5%
55.5%
Table 14. Public and Private Investment in Pittsburgh’s Minority Neighborhoods, 2007-2020 (Ranked by Total Public and Private Dollars)
No.
Neighborhood
City Council District
Total Bank Loan $
Total Public $
Total Public and Private $
% Bank Loan $
% Public $
1
Squirrel Hill South
5
$1,045,706,000
$83,743,701
$1,129,449,701
92.6%
7.4%
Shadyside
8
$1,054,017,000
$26,933,104
$1,080,950,104
97.5%
2.5%
2
3
Squirrel Hill North
5
$956,579,000
$807,500
$957,386,500
99.9%
0.1%
South Side Flats
3
$532,039,000
$113,843,560
$645,882,560
82.4%
17.6%
4
Central Business District
5
6
$380,999,000
$222,850,112
$603,849,112
63.1%
36.9%
Point Breeze
8
$595,853,000
$1,340,000
$597,193,000
99.8%
0.2%
6
7
Highland Park
7
$463,237,000
$19,261,500
$482,498,500
96.0%
4.0%
Brookline
4
$419,070,000
$7,500
$419,077,500
100.0%
0.0%
8
9
Strip District
7
$318,499,000
$69,258,337
$387,757,337
82.1%
17.9%
Central Lawrence-ville
7
$359,367,000
$14,111,147
$373,478,147
96.2%
3.8%
10
Mount Washington
11
2
$368,518,000
$4,919,301
$373,437,301
98.7%
1.3%
Bloomfield
7
$327,000,000
$2,568,771
$329,568,771
99.2%
0.8%
12
13
Lower Lawrence-ville
7
$231,598,000
$43,280,891
$274,878,891
84.3%
15.7%
Greenfield
5
$272,784,000
$233,081
$273,017,081
99.9%
0.1%
14
15
Central Northside
1
$218,797,000
$34,800,008
$253,597,008
86.3%
13.7%
Brighton Heights
1
$230,032,000
$1,562,076
$231,594,076
99.3%
0.7%%
16
North Oakland
17
8
$192,155,000
$13,365,001
$205,520,001
93.5%
6.5%
South Side Slopes
3
$178,558,000
$250,001
$178,808,001
99.9%
0.1%
18
19
Hazelwood, Hays, Glen Hazel
5
$49,699,000
$128,394,093
$178,093,093
27.9%
7.2%
Stanton Heights
7
$170,962,000
$4,205,913
$175,167,913
97.6%
2.4%
20
21
Westwood, Ridgemont
2
$166,024,000
$2,000,000
$168,024,000
98.8%
1.2%
Beechview
4
$147,946,000
$9,280,986
$157,226,986
94.1%
5.9%
22
Duquesne Heights
23
2
$152,502,000
$0
$146,883,972
100.0%
0.0%
Carrick
4
$144,042,000
$2,841,972
$145,348,000
98.1%
1.9%
24
25
Morningside
7
$142,398,000
$2,950,000
$143,128,100
98.0%
2.0%
Troy Hill
1
$140,852,000
$2,950,000
$139,284,311
98.4%
1.6%
26
27
East Allegheny, North Shore
1
$128,594,000
$10,690,311
$136,900,894
92.3%
7.7%
Upper Lawrence-ville
7
$132,896,000
$4,004,894
$134,547,000
97.1%
2.9%
28
Banksville
29
2
$134,547,000
$0
$133,699,657
100.0%
0.0%
Allegheny West, Allegheny Center
1
$129,363,000
$4,336,657
$133,699,657
96.8%
3.2%
30
31
Friendship
7
$123,157,000
$865,000
$124,022,000
99.3%
0.7%
Point Breeze North
9
$80,025,000
$32,953,221
$112,978,221
70.8%
29.2%
32
33
Perry North
1
$106,226,000
$1,629,366
$107,855,366
98.5%
1.5%
South Oakland
3
$79,955,000
$13,438,720
$93,393,720
85.6%
14.4%
34
Central Oakland
35
6
$87,690,000
$430,000
$88,120,000
99.5%
0.5%
Overbrook
4
$82,990,000
$110,000
$83,100,000
99.9%
0.1%
36
37
Regent Square
5
$82,976,000
$0
$82,976,000
100.0%
0.0%
Windgap, Chartiers City, Fairywood
2
$61,757,000
$17,107,306
$78,864,306
78.3%
21.7%
38
39
Crafton Heights
2
$77,405,000
$25,501
$77,430,501
100.0%
0.0%
Lincoln Place
5
$74,809,000
$900,001
$75,709,001
98.8%
1.2%
40
Bluff
41
6
$30,496,000
$43,053,733
$73,549,733
41.5%
58.5%
Swisshelm Park
5
$62,349,000
$20,000
$62,369,000
100.0%
0.0%
42
43
New Homestead
5
$48,405,000
$0
$48,405,000
100.0%
0.0%
Polish Hill
7
$43,850,000
$1,356,600
$45,206,600
97.0%
3.0%
44
45
Allentown
3
$25,115,000
$9,534,643
$34,649,643
72.5%
27.5%
Summer Hill
1
$33,724,000
$0
$33,724,000
100.0%
0.0%
46
Oakwood, East Carnegie
47
2
$31,685,000
$0
$31,685,000
100.0%
0.0%
Elliott, West End
2
$27,255,000
$3,059,501
$30,314,501
89.9%
10.1%
48
49
Spring Hill-City View
1
$29,548,000
$0
$29,548,000
100.0%
0.0%
Arlington, Arlington Heights
3
$13,089,000
$505,666
$13,594,666
96.3%
3.7%
50
51
South Shore
2
$475,000
$12,976,929
$13,451,929
3.5%
96.5%
Chateau
6
$2,565,000
$9,458,725
$12,023,725
21.3%
78.7%
52
Spring Garden
53
1
$9,781,000
$0
$9,781,000
100.0%
0.0%
St. Clair, Mt. Oliver
3
$4,264,000
$39,000
$4,303,000
99.1%
0.9%
54
Totals
$11,004,224,000
$971,580,427
$11,975,804,427
91.9%
8.1%
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