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Pittsburgh Metro

Pittsburgh, PA · 8 counties · 2,421,992 residents (2025 est.) · 5,640 sq mi
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With 2,439,940 people, Pittsburgh is a metro area. That puts it in the top 5% of US metro areas for household income. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $218,056. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,360, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Pittsburgh

What changed most since 1990

  • White share91.6% → 82.8% (−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania

  • 13th in household income$76,360
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree38.2%
  • 14th in home value$218,056
  • 13th in diversity score37.1
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,439,940
−3%since 2000
from 2,525,730 in 2000
2,421,992 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
433 / sq mi
−3%since 2000
from 448 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+7%since 2000
from 40.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,640 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.4M2.4M2.5M2.5M2.6M19902000201020202024Pittsburgh
20242.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(117,621)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(128,140)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(130,642)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(143,521)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(137,507)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(316,896)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(308,084)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(287,094)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.2%(346,440)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.6%(308,457)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(150,482)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(65,056)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,360
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,242 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,933
+123%since 2000
from $20,631 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.4%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+3%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$218,056
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,357 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,029
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $473 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 71.8% in 2000
29.2% rent
Vacancy rate
9.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.32 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.9%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+17%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
1990 – 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
82
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(2,261,050)
Black7.6%(193,211)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(17,937)
Asian1%(26,318)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(2,019,738)
Black7.8%(189,308)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(58,966)
Asian2.6%(64,328)
Other4.4%(107,600)
Diversity Score
37
+45%since 2009
from 26 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
42
−11%since 2020
from 47 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
Mexican0.8%(19,566)
Puerto Rican0.6%(13,543)
South American0.3%(7,568)
Central American0.2%(5,138)
Dominican0.1%(3,125)
Cuban0.1%(2,652)
Colombian0.1%(2,402)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,894)
Spaniard0.1%(1,841)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,353)
Honduran0.1%(1,233)
Argentine0.1%(1,050)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0%(988)
Salvadoran0%(871)
Panamanian0%(700)
Chilean0%(685)
Ecuadorian0%(512)
Paraguayan0%(301)
Bolivian0%(230)
Nicaraguan0%(167)
Uruguayan0%(41)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1%(24,137)
Chinese0.6%(15,155)
Korean0.1%(3,551)
Vietnamese0.1%(3,036)
Filipino0.1%(3,017)
Nepalese0.1%(3,008)
Bhutanese0.1%(2,043)
Japanese0.1%(1,580)
Pakistani0.1%(1,343)
Taiwanese0%(751)
Thai0%(671)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(408)
Burmese0%(350)
Sri Lankan0%(331)
Indonesian0%(227)
Cambodian0%(217)
Mongolian0%(88)
Laotian0%(59)
Hmong0%(46)
Malaysian0%(43)
Uzbek0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(363)
Fijian0%(121)
Chamorro0%(116)
Tongan0%(21)
Ancestry
German24.3%(592,908)
Irish16.9%(413,232)
Italian15%(366,556)
English9.4%(228,481)
Polish7.6%(184,851)
American3.2%(79,084)
Slovak2.9%(70,876)
Scottish1.9%(46,122)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(38,842)
Hungarian1.4%(34,595)
French1.4%(33,880)
Russian1.1%(27,243)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Croatian1.1%(26,838)
Welsh1%(23,554)
Ukrainian0.8%(20,022)
Dutch0.8%(18,348)
Arab0.7%(17,614)
Swedish0.7%(16,385)
Subsaharan African0.6%(15,049)
Czech0.6%(13,924)
Greek0.5%(12,908)
Serbian0.4%(10,685)
Lithuanian0.4%(9,577)
Austrian0.3%(8,380)
West Indian0.3%(7,772)
Slovene0.3%(7,751)
Norwegian0.3%(6,745)
Lebanese0.3%(6,708)
British0.2%(6,002)
Swiss0.2%(5,930)
Jamaican0.2%(4,203)
Syrian0.2%(4,157)
French Canadian0.2%(3,849)
Danish0.1%(3,227)
Belgian0.1%(3,031)
Romanian0.1%(2,888)
Nigerian0.1%(2,654)
Portuguese0.1%(2,212)
Turkish0.1%(2,025)
Haitian0.1%(1,941)
Canadian0.1%(1,858)
Finnish0.1%(1,721)
Egyptian0.1%(1,375)
Brazilian0.1%(1,299)
Iranian0.1%(1,122)
Armenian0%(832)
Iraqi0.1%(787)
Moroccan0.1%(733)
Bulgarian0%(725)
Jordanian0%(674)
Israeli0%(630)
Ghanaian0%(523)
Australian0%(490)
Ethiopian0%(490)
Kenyan0%(445)
Macedonian0%(408)
Latvian0%(330)
Somali0%(329)
Guyanese0%(292)
Barbadian0%(157)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.2%
+15.1 ptssince 2000
from 23.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.1%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.8 min
+50%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.9%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.3%
+14.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 62.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.7%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 14.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.6%
+12.5 ptssince 2017
from 77.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 94.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 1.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.3%(364,877)
Married51.6%(519,371)
Widowed3.1%(31,454)
Divorced9%(90,464)
Women 15+
Never married30.5%(322,698)
Married48.3%(510,687)
Widowed10.3%(109,298)
Divorced10.8%(114,688)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 8.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 61.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 76.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 36.5% 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)17.7%(22,920)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(24,305)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(48,178)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(7,956)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(2,270)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 129,132 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

Pittsburgh, decade by decade

Pittsburgh population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19902,564,535$63,563$130,00818.1%18.9
20002,525,730$67,842$151,84823.1%24.1
20102,447,393$68,377$169,61728.0%28.9
20202,457,000$74,766$193,09535.5%39.1
20242,439,940$76,360$218,05638.2%37.1

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

PittsburghCENTRAL307,632Bethel Park32,074Monroeville27,685Plum26,225Allison Park22,045New Castle21,175Murrysville20,636Baldwin20,516West Mifflin18,707McKeesport16,907Franklin Park14,978Whitehall14,521Greensburg14,462Wilkinsburg13,602Carnot-Moon13,534Washington13,377Butler12,879Jefferson Hills12,357New Kensington11,759Lower Burrell11,470Munhall10,253Brentwood9,597Canonsburg9,529Uniontown9,434Glenshaw9,139Economy9,098Aliquippa9,002Beaver Falls8,832Jeannette8,489Pleasant Hills8,212

The 30 most populous of 385 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

8 component counties

Allegheny CountyCENTRAL1,225,035Westmoreland CountyCENTRAL349,324Washington CountyCENTRAL210,802Butler CountyCENTRAL200,169Beaver CountyCENTRAL166,032Fayette County123,021Lawrence County83,911Armstrong County63,698
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Pop 2,407,226
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Pop 2,813,140
Cincinnati
Pop 2,312,858
Cleveland
Pop 2,165,775
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Income$76,472same
Home value$431,000+98%
Population2,407,226−1%
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Income$77,094+1%
Home value$280,247+29%
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Income$82,044+7%
Home value$259,229+19%
Population2,312,858−5%
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Income$71,710−6%
Home value$213,567−2%
Population2,165,775−11%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pittsburgh, PA?

Pittsburgh, PA has about 2,439,940 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pittsburgh, PA?

The typical household in Pittsburgh, PA earns about $76,360 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pittsburgh, PA expensive?

In Pittsburgh, PA, the median home is worth about $218,056, and the typical rent is about $1,029 a month.

How educated are people in Pittsburgh, PA?

About 38.2% of adults age 25 and over in Pittsburgh, PA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pittsburgh, PA?

About 11.1% of people in Pittsburgh, PA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pittsburgh, PA grown since 1990?

Yes, Pittsburgh, PA has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 124,595 residents, a change of about -5 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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