Ancestry in Ben Avon Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Allegheny County and Ben Avon Heights
Ben Avon Heights
Allegheny County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountIrishItalianEnglishUnclassified1GermanPolishOther2SlovakScottishWelshCroatianHungarianScotch-IrishLithuanianFrenchDutchArabLebaneseRomanianSerbian26.074499%18.998179%26.074499%26.1%9123.782235%16.086836%23.782235%23.8%8315.759312%7.303310%15.759312%15.8%5515.759312%12.241133%15.759312%15.8%5515.472779%25.800985%15.472779%15.5%547.736390%8.741507%7.736390%7.7%277.163324%19.228681%7.163324%7.2%255.157593%3.742644%5.157593%5.2%184.297994%1.834422%4.297994%4.3%154.297994%1.070906%4.297994%4.3%152.578797%1.281495%2.578797%2.6%92.578797%1.798417%2.578797%2.6%92.578797%1.427875%2.578797%2.6%92.292264%0.626321%2.292264%2.3%82.005731%1.675526%2.005731%2.0%71.719198%0.676306%1.719198%1.7%61.146132%0.759290%1.146132%1.1%41.146132%0.296824%1.146132%1.1%41.146132%0.187831%1.146132%1.1%41.146132%0.378263%1.146132%1.1%4

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Allegheny County and Ben Avon Heights
Ben Avon Heights
Allegheny County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%South AmericanColombianOther HispanicSpaniard50.000000%14.771017%50.000000%50.0%41.146%1.15%50.000000%3.392819%50.000000%50.0%41.146%1.15%50.000000%11.214793%50.000000%50.0%41.146%1.15%50.000000%5.065577%50.000000%50.0%41.146%1.15%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Allegheny County and Ben Avon Heights
Ben Avon Heights
Allegheny County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Chinese100.000000%29.822335%100.000000%100.0%20.573%0.57%

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 460 county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Ben Avon Heights to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Avon Heights. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,197.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ben Avon Heights, selected other county subdivisions in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Ben Avon Heights
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Ben Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsZIP Code 15202ZIP 15202West Deer TownshipW DeerShaler TownshipShalerAvonworth School DistrictAvonworthRichland TownshipRichlandAdams TownshipAdamsBaldwinRoss TownshipNorth Strabane TownshipN StrabaneSouth Fayette TownshipS Fayette563800Tract 563800Cranberry TownshipCranberryBethel ParkJefferson HillsJefferson HlsNorth Fayette TownshipN FayetteHampton TownshipHamptonMunhallButlerPlumSouth Park TownshipS PkPine TownshipMurrysvillePeters TownshipPetersScott TownshipScottWhitehallMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonLower BurrellButler TownshipButlerRobinson TownshipRobinsonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessUpper St. Clair TownshipUpper St. ClairMoon TownshipAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWest MifflinPenn TownshipPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghGreensburgCecil TownshipCecilNorth Union TownshipN UnionElizabeth TownshipElizabethFranklin ParkWashingtonPennsylvaniaPittsburghDerry TownshipDerryNew KensingtonCenter TownshipCtrUnity TownshipUnityHopewell TownshipHopewellNortheastMonroevilleHempfield TownshipHempfieldMiddle AtlanticPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsRostraver TownshipRostraverMcKeesportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWilkinsburg26.074499%26.074499%26.1%9126.074499%26.074499%26.1%9124.795908%24.795908%24.8%4,79924.781513%24.781513%24.8%2,949124.504353%24.504353%24.5%7,008224.292771%24.292771%24.3%2,70524.197058%24.197058%24.2%2,780323.519864%23.519864%23.5%3,043423.153481%23.153481%23.2%4,583522.913172%22.913172%22.9%7,104622.468332%22.468332%22.5%3,175722.292744%22.292744%22.3%3,407822.289823%22.289823%22.3%80621.956275%21.956275%22.0%6,568921.845323%21.845323%21.8%7,0391021.829856%21.829856%21.8%2,4481121.550226%21.550226%21.6%3,1001221.340407%21.340407%21.3%3,9421321.105705%21.105705%21.1%2,3861420.964251%20.964251%21.0%2,8091520.925238%20.925238%20.9%5,7491620.801782%20.801782%20.8%2,8021720.509738%20.509738%20.5%2,5591820.363113%20.363113%20.4%4,1051920.234404%20.234404%20.2%4,4372020.137164%20.137164%20.1%3,4062120.082174%20.082174%20.1%2,7862220.030428%20.030428%20.0%6,5832319.779648%19.779648%19.8%2,2802419.527606%19.527606%19.5%3,3072519.267330%19.267330%19.3%2,6352619.180088%19.180088%19.2%5,8952719.170823%19.170823%19.2%5,5352819.076892%19.076892%19.1%3,7242919.044624%19.044624%19.0%4,8443018.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k18.612614%18.612614%18.6%3,7513118.605711%18.605711%18.6%3,6753218.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k17.972825%17.972825%18.0%2,6193317.407003%17.407003%17.4%2,0733417.147885%17.147885%17.1%2,1443517.114601%17.114601%17.1%2,2673617.043857%17.043857%17.0%2,4253716.855328%16.855328%16.9%2,3083816.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k3916.205092%16.205092%16.2%2,3234016.071289%16.071289%16.1%2,0564115.841500%15.841500%15.8%1,8594215.237840%15.237840%15.2%3,4184315.194318%15.194318%15.2%1,9044415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.047788%15.047788%15.0%4,2514514.757736%14.757736%14.8%6,1864613.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.500345%13.500345%13.5%5,6804712.297937%12.297937%12.3%1,3774810.830048%10.830048%10.8%2,1154910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M6.380958%6.380958%6.4%1,00850

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Ben Avon Heights to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Avon Heights. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ben Avon Heights, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Ben Avon Heights
0%10%20%30%Count#Ridley TownshipRidleyHaverford TownshipHaverfordMiddletown TownshipMiddletownAbington TownshipAbingtonScrantonNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonWarminster TownshipWarminsterBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsFalls TownshipFallsRadnor TownshipRadnorBristol TownshipBristolZIP Code 15202ZIP 15202Shaler TownshipShalerAvonworth School DistrictAvonworthBensalem TownshipBensalemRoss Township563800Tract 563800Cranberry TownshipCranberryBethel ParkTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower MakefieldUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyPlumUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonAltoonaNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungiePittsburghNortheastWilliamsportMonroevilleHempfield TownshipHempfieldErieLower Merion TownshipLower MerionLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonSpring TownshipSpgMiddle AtlanticHampden TownshipHampdenPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsManheim TownshipManheimYork TownshipCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamBethlehemState CollegePhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorristownYorkAllentownLancasterHarrisburgChesterReading37.629830%37.629830%37.6%11,66611.7k135.841532%35.841532%35.8%17,52417.5k229.270930%29.270930%29.3%13,26513.3k326.556434%26.556434%26.6%14,77614.8k426.535742%26.535742%26.5%20,26820.3k526.421819%26.421819%26.4%10,45310.5k626.411680%26.411680%26.4%8,611726.074499%26.074499%26.1%9126.074499%26.074499%26.1%9125.705791%25.705791%25.7%8,732825.521888%25.521888%25.5%8,069925.194757%25.194757%25.2%13,64813.6k1024.795908%24.795908%24.8%4,79924.504353%24.504353%24.5%7,0081124.292771%24.292771%24.3%2,70522.942970%22.942970%22.9%13,84713.8k1222.913172%22.913172%22.9%7,1041322.289823%22.289823%22.3%80621.956275%21.956275%22.0%6,5681421.845323%21.845323%21.8%7,0391521.654064%21.654064%21.7%6,3861621.575531%21.575531%21.6%7,0471721.315774%21.315774%21.3%17,64217.6k1820.925238%20.925238%20.9%5,7491920.190057%20.190057%20.2%5,7792020.030428%20.030428%20.0%6,5832119.336858%19.336858%19.3%8,7422219.180088%19.180088%19.2%5,8952319.170823%19.170823%19.2%5,5352418.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k18.386040%18.386040%18.4%9,9362518.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k18.071966%18.071966%18.1%7,4032616.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.303455%16.303455%16.3%5,1622716.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k2815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.061686%15.061686%15.1%4,3952915.047788%15.047788%15.0%4,2513014.757736%14.757736%14.8%6,1863114.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k3214.336998%14.336998%14.3%8,3473314.194084%14.194084%14.2%6,8383414.147734%14.147734%14.1%3,8673513.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.742145%13.742145%13.7%3,9803613.500345%13.500345%13.5%5,6803712.315985%12.315985%12.3%4,8443812.306986%12.306986%12.3%3,4833912.276955%12.276955%12.3%4,5414011.862696%11.862696%11.9%6,5804111.558207%11.558207%11.6%4,8634211.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k4310.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.040627%10.040627%10.0%3,460447.619504%7.619504%7.6%3,341456.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211466.626110%6.626110%6.6%3,932476.287632%6.287632%6.3%3,091484.498473%4.498473%4.5%1,532494.044415%4.044415%4.0%3,55550

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Ben Avon Heights to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Avon Heights. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ben Avon Heights, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Ben Avon Heights
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsTown of SmithtownSmithtownZIP Code 15202ZIP 15202Avonworth School DistrictAvonworth563800Tract 563800Town of BrookhavenBrookhavenManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPennsylvaniaPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnMiddle AtlanticBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k226.074499%26.074499%26.1%9126.074499%26.074499%26.1%9124.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k324.795908%24.795908%24.8%4,79924.292771%24.292771%24.3%2,70522.289823%22.289823%22.3%80621.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k419.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k618.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k18.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k718.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k17.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M16.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M13.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Ben Avon Heights to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ben Avon Heights. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ben Avon Heights, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Ben Avon Heights
0%10%20%Count#Ben Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsZIP Code 15202ZIP 15202Avonworth School DistrictAvonworth563800Tract 563800Allegheny CountyAlleghenyPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghPennsylvaniaNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonMiddle AtlanticTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami26.074499%26.074499%26.1%9126.074499%26.074499%26.1%9124.795908%24.795908%24.8%4,79924.292771%24.292771%24.3%2,70522.289823%22.289823%22.3%80618.998179%18.998179%19.0%233,746234k18.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k16.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k213.744496%13.744496%13.7%5,689,7945.69M11.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Ben Avon Heights. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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