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Profile for Ben Avon Heights, Pennsylvania, PA

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Ben Avon Heights is a borough in Allegheny County, in the Pittsburgh metro area.

The community name is Scottish for "hill by the waters"

The latitude of Ben Avon Heights is 40.513N. The longitude is -80.073W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,155 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 378.

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17% of Ben Avon Heights residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ben Avon Heights ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ben Avon Heights was $44,191, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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74% of Ben Avon Heights residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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  Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,650.

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Allegheny County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ben Avon Heights political report.

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The average commute time for Ben Avon Heights workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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