From 1950 to 2010, the neighborhood steadily lost three-quarters of its population, dwindling to 1,925 residents and becoming more than 80% Black.
Over the last decade, population loss continued but was no longer dominated by white flight.
While the city lost negligible white population from 2009 through 2018, it saw a drop of about 7,000 Black residents — or 9% of its Black population — according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau survey results by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County outside of the city increased Black population during the last decade.
Since then, the neighborhood’s population loss has been driven by the loss of Black residents.
