COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clairton vs Pleasant Hills
PLACE A
Clairton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
Clairton is 28% smaller than Pleasant Hills. Pleasant Hills earns more, with a median household income $65,629 higher. Pleasant Hills has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -9%).
CLAIRTONPLEASANT HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population5,8768,212−28% vs Pleasant Hills
Population density2,1222,958−836
Population growth-9.0%2.9%−11.9 pts
Median age41.543.8−2.3
Male47.9%46.5%+1.4 pts
Female52.1%53.5%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born4.1%4.3%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.3%88.0%−42.6 pts
Black43.9%6.1%+37.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%0.3%+3.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other6.8%2.9%+3.9 pts
Median household income$36,538$102,167−$65,629
Per capita income$26,112$47,674−$21,562
Poverty rate33.0%4.8%+28.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5430.358+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%46.5%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree7.1%20.8%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%5.1%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation52.4%65.0%−12.5 pts
Median home value$66,500$244,800−$178,300
Median gross rent$1,009$1,151−$142
Owner-occupied61.1%81.9%−20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.4%8.8%+15.6 pts
Rent-burdened households67.7%33.8%+34.0 pts
Average commute30.627.4+3.2
Worked from home16.3%22.8%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work5.7%3.5%+2.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%1.1%+8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025