Pittsburg is home to 76,257 people in California. The foreign-born share is 32%. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $597,900. The population is up 34% since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $99,861, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pittsburg
What changed most since 1990
White share47.4% → 15.8%(−31.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share23.3% → 43.0%(+19.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 23.6%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Pittsburg's population equals 6.5% of Contra Costa County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(597)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(525)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.8%(800)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,519 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pittsburg, decade by decade
Pittsburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
47,564
$92,479
$331,930
14.4%
84.9
2000
56,769
$92,097
$294,562
14.7%
93.3
2010
63,264
$83,190
$519,468
15.8%
90.6
2020
76,416
$100,797
$515,480
21.4%
91.3
2024
76,257
$99,861
$597,900
23.6%
90.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
