Neighborhood overview
The South Side Flats plays hosts to a large portion of Pittsburgh's nightlife. A variety of bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues call the area home.
Residents of the area tend to be young professional, renters, who are excited to live in an area of Pittsburgh flush with fun right outside their door. While most areas of the flats are geared toward adult entertainment, many families enjoy the restaurants and shopping the area has to offer.
Major Industries
A large sector of businesses in the area are part of the experience market. Restaurants, night clubs, bars, movie theaters and other entertainment venues dominate the landscape of the South Side Flats. The Southside Works commands the area near the Hot Metal Bridge with a network of restaurants, shopping, and residential unit creating a "lifestyle complex" for those who call the area home.
TOTAL POPULATION - 9,777
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE - 2
MEDIAN AGE - 30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME - $69,941
*2010 Census/2018 American Community Survey
ACCESSIBILITY & Parking
Carson Street is the main thoroughfare in the flats providing access from East to West, while the 10th Street Bridge, Birmingham Bridge, and Hot Metal Bridge all provide access from Oakland.
Parking garages are available in the area, as well as a variety of surface lots in many of the shopping complexes, making parking a breeze in many areas of the flats.
