Brackenridge is located at. The borough's average elevation is above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of, of which is land and, or 7.27%, is water. Brackenridge is bordered by Tarentum to the west and Harrison Township to the north and east. The Allegheny River forms the southern border.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,543 people, 1,507 households, and 931 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,924.2 people per square mile. There were 1,700 housing units at an average density of 3,322.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.03% White, 3.44% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 1,507 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couplesliving together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $30,050, and the median income for a family was $41,803. Males had a median income of $30,661 versus $21,821 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,040. About 6.8% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government and politics
Education
Brackenridge is within the Highlands School District, which operates Highlands Early Childhood Center, formerly Fairmount Primary School, on the hill section in the borough.
Taxes
School tax millage rate- The Highlands School District in 2017 was 23.80. This ranked 14th highest/most expensive out of Allegheny County's 45 school districts .
