Pittsburg is home to 20,637 people in Kansas. The median age is 25.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 29.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. People stay put here: 69% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 42% less than in Kansas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,419, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pittsburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.1 → 25.7(−5.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants55.4% → 46.3%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate24.1% → 29.6%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Pittsburg's population equals 53% of Crawford County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 92% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 76% 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)14.9%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(100)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.9%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 619 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
17,775
$40,866
$75,602
23.8%
15.8
2000
19,243
$44,122
$96,366
27.8%
27.1
2010
20,233
$44,786
$118,538
30.1%
35.8
2020
20,646
$41,637
$105,205
29.9%
53.0
2024
20,637
$43,419
$123,200
33.2%
49.9
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.
