COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Allegheny County

Pennsylvania · 1,336,449 residents · 730 sq mi

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Allegheny County is home to 1,336,449 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 36.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $56,300. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $28,136, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,336,449

+4%vs 2000

vs 1,281,666 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

730 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(83,932)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(80,119)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(73,493)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(81,200)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(90,879)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(221,598)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(195,765)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(135,323)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(141,635)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(137,789)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(74,479)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(20,237)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,136

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,329 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,115

−33%vs 2000

vs $22,491 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

33.9% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(1,170,228)

Black11.2%(149,641)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7,749)

Asian0.9%(12,640)

Other0.3%(3,940)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Costa Rican0%(201)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(473)

+ 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

Native Hawaiian0%(308)

Samoan0%(164)

Chamorro0%(76)

Marshallese0%(65)

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)

Subsaharan African1%(12,139)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(449)

Ethiopian0%(425)

Kenyan0%(386)

Somali0%(329)

Australian0%(327)

Latvian0%(273)

Macedonian0%(266)

Palestinian0%(245)

Guyanese0%(242)

Barbadian0%(109)

Cape Verdean0%(62)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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