Pittsburgh

Population: 303,620
Median household income: $64,137
Median home value: $193,200

Pittsburgh, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 303,620 residents. At $64,137, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Pittsburgh's population held roughly steady from 302,205 to 303,620, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $125,000 to $193,200.

48.2% of workers drive to work alone. 43.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 303,620
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,137
Median home value: $193,200
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 159,667
Homeownership rate: 47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

302,205303,620

Median household income

$48,711$64,137

Median home value

$125,000$193,200

Median gross rent

$958$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	302,205	$48,711	$125,000	$958
2020	301,286	$50,536	$134,800	$984
2021	303,207	$54,306	$147,600	$1,043
2022	303,843	$60,187	$171,800	$1,153
2023	303,620	$64,137	$193,200	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,286	4.4%
5 to 17	31,742	10.5%
18 to 24	51,628	17.0%
25 to 34	63,152	20.8%
35 to 44	37,906	12.5%
45 to 54	27,399	9.0%
55 to 64	32,787	10.8%
65 to 74	27,322	9.0%
75 and over	18,398	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189,705	62.5%
Black or African American	67,779	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	262	0.1%
Asian	17,629	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	1,673	0.6%
Two or more races	13,695	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,851	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,880	5.7%
High school graduate	49,128	23.7%
Some college or associate's	46,982	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	50,848	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	48,126	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone48.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit12.4%

Walked9.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75,434	48.2%
Carpooled	9,684	6.2%
Public transit	19,355	12.4%
Walked	15,371	9.8%
Bicycle	1,797	1.1%
Worked from home	31,867	20.4%
Other means	2,843	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,588	23.8%
15 to 29 min	57,925	46.5%
30 to 44 min	25,522	20.5%
45 to 59 min	5,673	4.6%
60+ min	5,776	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 19.5% (54,689 of 280,914)

	Count	Share
Family households	58,261	42.3%
Nonfamily households	79,332	57.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	137,593	86.2%
Vacant	22,074	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64,894	47.2%
Renter-occupied	72,699	52.8%

1-unit, detached43.7%

1-unit, attached14.2%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	69,739	43.7%
1-unit, attached	22,641	14.2%
2 to 4 units	23,795	14.9%
5 to 19 units	15,950	10.0%
20 or more units	26,855	16.8%
Mobile home & other	687	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4261000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 55 sq mi
Water area: 2.98 sq mi
Center point: 40.4399, -79.9757

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