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Pittsburgh, PA Urban Area

1,729,616 Population
906.8 square miles 1,907.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,111 ±$884 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,362 ±$1,585 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.5% ±0.7% (193,307  ±12,468) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±0.5 (18,830,670  ±465,976) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

770,797 ±7,209 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (1,679,105  ±12,566) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±0.6% (20,488  ±2,448) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

851,292 ±4,656 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$241,700 ±$3,436 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±0.5% (178,090  ±9,368.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.8% ±1.2% (1,213,231  ±16,947.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.4% ±0.9% (574,062  ±11,337.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.7% ±1.1% (127,306  ±17,576.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

5.8% ±0.4% (100,344  ±6,126) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.3% (83,075  ±4,177) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
83,075 Total veterans ±4,177 76,054 Male ±3,855 7,021 Female ±1,510

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