Pittsburg

Population: 20,606
Median household income: $40,220
Median home value: $110,800

Pittsburg, a community in Crawford County, Kansas, has 20,606 residents. Its median household income of $40,220 runs below the Crawford County figure of $50,311.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pittsburg's population grew 2.2% from 20,171 to 20,606, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $88,500 to $110,800.

The median resident is 26.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 26.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,606
Median age: 26.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,220
Median home value: $110,800
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 9,459
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,17120,606

Median household income

$34,956$40,220

Median home value

$88,500$110,800

Median gross rent

$712$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,171	$34,956	$88,500	$712
2020	20,096	$34,353	$86,800	$726
2021	20,667	$36,657	$85,600	$776
2022	20,610	$42,371	$97,000	$825
2023	20,606	$40,220	$110,800	$840

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2426.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,334	6.5%
5 to 17	3,342	16.2%
18 to 24	5,349	26.0%
25 to 34	2,670	13.0%
35 to 44	1,928	9.4%
45 to 54	1,582	7.7%
55 to 64	1,745	8.5%
65 to 74	1,416	6.9%
75 and over	1,240	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,032	77.8%
Black or African American	571	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	0.5%
Asian	589	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.3%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	761	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,478	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	710	6.7%
High school graduate	3,046	28.8%
Some college or associate's	3,235	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,201	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,389	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,761	77.5%
Carpooled	1,122	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	365	3.6%
Bicycle	112	1.1%
Worked from home	512	5.1%
Other means	146	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,686	70.3%
15 to 29 min	1,458	15.3%
30 to 44 min	793	8.3%
45 to 59 min	262	2.8%
60+ min	307	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 29.4% (5,607 of 19,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,248	50.8%
Nonfamily households	4,120	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,368	88.5%
Vacant	1,091	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,749	44.8%
Renter-occupied	4,619	55.2%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,331	66.9%
1-unit, attached	351	3.7%
2 to 4 units	830	8.8%
5 to 19 units	981	10.4%
20 or more units	815	8.6%
Mobile home & other	151	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2056025
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 37.4136, -94.6980