Housing market/Pennsylvania/ZIP 15221
ZIP 15221 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area · Pennsylvania. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 15221 · PA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 15221 — Pittsburgh, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 15221
- 1-unit detached7,86144.6%
- 1-unit attached2,05011.6%
- 2–4 units3,05617.3%
- 5–49 units2,95716.8%
- 50+ units1,6509.4%
- Mobile440.2%
2–4 unit share 17.3% · 5–49 unit share 16.8% · combined 2–49 34.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $954 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $789.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 44.0%; ≥50% 20.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,500 (1.572× ACS median gross rent).
Population
29,513 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 20 projects, 1,147 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 16 properties, 1,303 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,922 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 15221 55.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 14.7%; ACS median gross rent is $954; population changed -2.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,056 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,957 units in 5–49-unit structures; 20 LIHTC projects totaling 1,147 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,500 versus ACS median gross rent of $954. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Pennsylvania research
ZIP 15221 is a Census / HUD profile for Pittsburgh, PA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 15221 — Pittsburgh, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Pennsylvania ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Pennsylvania research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 15221?
ZIP 15221 (Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 29,513 residents, 15,027 households, a renter share of 55.4%, median household income of $55,241, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $954. Vacancy is 14.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 15221?
ACS counts 1,513 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,543 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,302 in 5–9, 871 in 10–19, and 784 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,013 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 15221?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,500. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 15221 — Pittsburgh, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Pennsylvania ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 15221 is Census / HUD research for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Pennsylvania property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.