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Allegheny County

Pennsylvania · 1,225,035 residents (2025 est.) · 730 sq mi
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With 1,238,177 people, Allegheny County is a county in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $227,600. There are 1,696 people per square mile. 7% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,238,177
−3%since 2000
from 1,281,666 in 2000
1,225,035 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,696 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 1,675 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.6
+3%since 2000
from 39.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
730 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.2M1.3M1.3M1.3M19902000201020202024Allegheny County
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(61,788)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(64,096)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(64,369)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(74,094)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(73,862)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(182,388)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(165,501)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(138,166)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(164,027)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(146,946)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(71,448)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(31,492)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,548
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,329 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,588
+120%since 2000
from $22,491 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.9%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.483 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$227,600
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,153
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $516 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 67.0% in 2000
34.8% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.20 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.26 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 44.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+23%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
83
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.8%(1,074,129)
Black12.3%(158,049)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(11,166)
Asian1.7%(21,635)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.5%(934,734)
Black12.4%(152,924)
Hispanic / Latino3%(36,691)
Asian4.3%(53,578)
Other4.9%(60,250)
Diversity Score
51
+33%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
41
−9%since 2020
from 44 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(11,987)
Puerto Rican0.6%(7,716)
South American0.5%(5,925)
Central American0.3%(3,300)
Dominican0.2%(2,024)
Colombian0.1%(1,840)
Cuban0.1%(1,422)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,173)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,158)
Spaniard0.1%(1,053)
Argentine0.1%(911)
Peruvian0.1%(876)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(699)
Salvadoran0.1%(643)
Panamanian0%(469)
Chilean0%(383)
Ecuadorian0%(333)
Paraguayan0%(287)
Nicaraguan0%(130)
Bolivian0%(122)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.7%(20,784)
Chinese1%(12,843)
Nepalese0.2%(2,691)
Korean0.2%(2,640)
Vietnamese0.2%(2,236)
Filipino0.2%(2,014)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,672)
Japanese0.1%(1,278)
Pakistani0.1%(931)
Taiwanese0.1%(658)
Thai0%(489)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(408)
Burmese0%(333)
Sri Lankan0%(276)
Indonesian0%(201)
Cambodian0%(61)
Laotian0%(59)
Mongolian0%(53)
Malaysian0%(38)
Uzbek0%(16)
Hmong0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(164)
Chamorro0%(76)
Tongan0%(21)
Fijian0%(11)
Ancestry
German22.3%(275,981)
Irish16.9%(208,956)
Italian14.5%(179,507)
English8.4%(104,441)
Polish7.6%(93,879)
Slovak2.7%(33,901)
American2.7%(33,583)
Scottish1.8%(21,912)
Hungarian1.4%(17,451)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(16,679)
French1.3%(16,289)
Russian1.3%(15,704)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Croatian1.1%(13,385)
Welsh1%(11,998)
Arab0.9%(11,261)
Ukrainian0.9%(11,213)
Swedish0.7%(8,667)
Greek0.6%(7,320)
Dutch0.5%(6,637)
Lithuanian0.5%(6,410)
Czech0.5%(6,327)
West Indian0.5%(6,079)
Serbian0.4%(5,189)
Austrian0.3%(4,294)
Norwegian0.3%(3,965)
Slovene0.3%(3,943)
British0.3%(3,792)
Swiss0.3%(3,593)
Jamaican0.3%(3,370)
Lebanese0.3%(3,327)
French Canadian0.2%(2,121)
Nigerian0.2%(2,103)
Danish0.2%(2,065)
Romanian0.2%(2,049)
Syrian0.2%(2,035)
Turkish0.1%(1,730)
Haitian0.1%(1,442)
Canadian0.1%(1,268)
Portuguese0.1%(1,250)
Belgian0.1%(1,111)
Egyptian0.1%(1,066)
Iranian0.1%(955)
Brazilian0.1%(878)
Iraqi0.1%(778)
Finnish0.1%(717)
Moroccan0.1%(646)
Jordanian0.1%(641)
Israeli0%(577)
Armenian0%(564)
Bulgarian0%(469)
Ghanaian0%(455)
Ethiopian0%(425)
Kenyan0%(386)
Somali0%(329)
Australian0%(327)
Latvian0%(273)
Macedonian0%(266)
Guyanese0%(242)
Barbadian0%(109)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.8%
+17.4 ptssince 2000
from 28.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.7%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 86.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.3%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+51%since 2000
from 16.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
61.9%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 71.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.1%
+17.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2011
from 63.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
51.6%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.8%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 79.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 92.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.6%(205,547)
Married48.6%(246,107)
Widowed2.8%(14,377)
Divorced8%(40,717)
Women 15+
Never married35.5%(191,918)
Married44.7%(241,850)
Widowed9.4%(50,885)
Divorced10.4%(56,523)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.8%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 34.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)17.5%(10,101)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(9,708)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(21,466)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(3,843)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(1,113)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 57,630 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has about 1,238,177 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania earns about $78,548 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Allegheny County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $227,600, and the typical rent is about $1,153 a month.

How educated are people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

About 45.8% of adults age 25 and over in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

About 11.5% of people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Allegheny County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 98,272 residents, a change of about -7 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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