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Allegheny County, PA

1,231,814 Population
730 square miles 1,687.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,845 ±$1,160 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,071 ±$1,995 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.8% ±0.8% (141,279  ±9,719) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±0.6 (13,455,250  ±385,491) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

550,169 ±4,796 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (1,193,389  ±515) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.7% (14,143  ±2,126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

612,446 ±288 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$242,600 ±$4,542 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±0.7% (133,896  ±9,034.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96% ±1.6% (862,387  ±14,648.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48.1% ±1.1% (431,436  ±9,934.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9% (105,954  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 13.1% 1,626,932 (±0.2% / ±26,175.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

6.8% (83,862  ±5,219) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±0.4% (53,939  ±3,489) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
53,939 Total veterans ±3,489 48,337 Male ±3,074 5,602 Female ±1,513

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