With 39,008 people, Pittsburg is a metro area. The median age is 33.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $132,600. The foreign-born share is 4%. 20.6% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,844, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pittsburg
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.5% → 60.8%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share95.6% → 83.4%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Kansas
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)10.2%(151)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(273)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.5%(662)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,487 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
35,568
$47,080
$73,442
18.7%
10.6
2000
38,242
$53,573
$100,191
23.9%
18.4
2010
39,134
$50,761
$120,696
26.3%
25.5
2020
38,972
$51,651
$117,447
29.5%
40.2
2024
39,008
$52,844
$132,600
32.2%
36.9
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.
