Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

112 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,240,476
Median household income: $76,393
Median home value: $216,700

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania counts 1,240,476 residents. 112 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $76,393 is in line with the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

From 2019 to 2023, Allegheny County's population grew 1.5% from 1,221,744 to 1,240,476, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $61,043 to $76,393.

The median gross rent is $1,111. 44.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,240,476
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,393
Median home value: $216,700
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 604,558
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,221,7441,240,476

Median household income

$61,043$76,393

Median home value

$154,700$216,700

Median gross rent

$890$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,221,744	$61,043	$154,700	$890
2020	1,218,380	$62,320	$161,600	$913
2021	1,246,116	$66,659	$171,400	$962
2022	1,245,310	$72,537	$200,200	$1,050
2023	1,240,476	$76,393	$216,700	$1,111

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63,079	5.1%
5 to 17	169,211	13.6%
18 to 24	107,611	8.7%
25 to 34	184,867	14.9%
35 to 44	161,010	13.0%
45 to 54	140,592	11.3%
55 to 64	169,225	13.6%
65 to 74	143,817	11.6%
75 and over	101,064	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	944,583	76.1%
Black or African American	153,668	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	692	0.1%
Asian	51,073	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	129	0.0%
Some other race	5,981	0.5%
Two or more races	49,466	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,884	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40,798	4.5%
High school graduate	228,685	25.4%
Some college or associate's	227,844	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	234,058	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	169,190	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone63.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit6.2%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	395,752	63.3%
Carpooled	41,238	6.6%
Public transit	38,663	6.2%
Walked	22,969	3.7%
Bicycle	2,266	0.4%
Worked from home	116,634	18.6%
Other means	7,921	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114,369	22.5%
15 to 29 min	200,513	39.4%
30 to 44 min	122,589	24.1%
45 to 59 min	40,985	8.1%
60+ min	30,353	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 11.2% (135,306 of 1,206,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	303,410	55.5%
Nonfamily households	243,097	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	546,507	90.4%
Vacant	58,051	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354,840	64.9%
Renter-occupied	191,667	35.1%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	372,149	61.6%
1-unit, attached	61,508	10.2%
2 to 4 units	54,261	9.0%
5 to 19 units	48,821	8.1%
20 or more units	63,342	10.5%
Mobile home & other	4,477	0.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 42003
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 730 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 40.4698, -79.9805

Cities & places

112