COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsburgh vs Swissvale
PLACE A
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is 3653% larger than Swissvale. Pittsburgh earns more, with a median household income $5,401 higher.
PITTSBURGHSWISSVALEDIFFERENCE
Total population307,6328,197+3653% vs Swissvale
Population density5,5556,797−1,242
Population growth-0.9%-4.0%+3.1 pts
Median age33.638.1−4.5
Male48.7%50.3%−1.6 pts
Female51.3%49.7%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born9.5%6.2%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%56.6%+5.2 pts
Black22.1%28.7%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%4.7%−0.2 pts
Asian6.1%3.4%+2.7 pts
Other5.5%6.6%−1.1 pts
Median household income$65,742$60,341+$5,401
Per capita income$45,385$43,926+$1,459
Poverty rate20.1%17.0%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5210.514Even
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%41.4%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree24.2%19.8%+4.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%8.0%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation64.4%72.5%−8.1 pts
Median home value$205,800$147,000+$58,800
Median gross rent$1,261$1,136+$125
Owner-occupied47.7%48.9%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%11.0%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%48.1%−2.9 pts
Average commute22.724.7−2.0
Worked from home22.4%25.9%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work11.5%8.9%+2.6 pts
Uninsured4.8%7.8%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025