2022 population: 1,233,253 ( 9,905 from 2010 , 17,332 from 2020)
Land area: 730.0 square miles
Population density: 1689.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	952,151	77.21%	3.5%
Black:	163,070	13.22%	1.9%
Indian:	1,423	0.12%	0.2%
Asian:	55,746	4.52%	63.0%
2+ races:	29,769	2.41%	46.3%
Hispanic:	31,094	2.52%	63.1%

Total non-White:	281,102	22.79%	18.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,592	11.0
Deaths:	34,098	13.6
Net Migration:	-15,917	-6.4
Net Immigration:	4,118	1.6

Change in White population:	-34,061	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	43,966	3.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,223,348
986,212	80.62%
159,998	13.08%
1,426	0.12%
34,195	2.80%
20,349	1.66%
19,070	1.56%
237,136	19.38%

2000
1,281,666
1,074,129	83.81%
158,049	12.33%
1,427	0.11%
21,931	1.71%
12,625	0.99%
11,166	0.87%
207,537	16.19%

1990
1,336,449
1,164,707	87.15%
148,998	11.15%
1,275	0.10%
13,720	1.03%
n/a
7,749	0.58%
171,742	12.85%

1980
1,450,085
1,282,997	88.48%
148,961	10.27%
911	0.06%
8,384	0.58%
n/a
8,165	0.56%
167,088	11.52%

1970
1,605,016
1,447,904	90.21%
143,810	8.96%
600	0.04%
3,053	0.19%
n/a
8,156	0.51%
157,112	9.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
123,447	9.6
135,763	10.6
-59,759	-4.7
16,823	1.3

-87,917	-6.9
29,599	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
158,462	11.9
153,374	11.5
-99,563	-7.4
10,708	0.8

-90,578	-6.8
35,795	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
177,165	12.2
157,192	10.8
-123,440	-8.5
n/a

-118,290	-8.2
4,654	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-193,620	-12.1
n/a

-164,907	-10.3
9,976	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Allegheny County, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.6
231,388	18.8%
1,001,865	81.2%
242,474	19.7%

545,637
2.22

302,324	55.4%
225,854	74.7%
28,029	9.3%
243,313	44.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
241,663	19.8%
981,685	80.2%
205,059	16.8%

533,960
2.23

308,009	57.7%
222,332	72.2%
33,124	10.8%
225,951	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
280,908	21.9%
1,000,758	78.1%
228,285	17.8%

537,405
2.31

333,898	62.1%
250,696	75.1%
34,273	10.3%
203,507	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
282,543	21.1%
1,053,906	78.9%
232,505	17.4%

540,774
2.41

359,609	66.5%
279,441	77.7%
29,836	8.3%
181,165	33.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.8
346,154	23.9%
1,103,931	76.1%
199,591	13.8%

541,204
2.63

389,102	71.9%
315,079	81.0%
27,818	7.1%
152,102	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Allegheny County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29,225	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	22,563	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	20,215	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	19,362	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	21,136	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	20,185	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	21,022	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	19,107	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	20,350	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	37,383	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	49,877	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	67,073	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	52,372	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	38,552	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	48,520	8.9%
$200,000 or more	58,695	10.8%

Median Household Income	72,537
Per Capita Income	45,939

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27,146	5.0%
Public Assistance	18,241	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72,199	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	579,136	74.4%
Unemployed	30,321	3.9%
In Armed Forces	944	0.1%

Total Labor Force	610,401	78.4%
Not in Labor Force	167,767	21.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	235,140	189,641	55.4%
Non-Profit	36,568	70,331	34.2%
Self-Employed	27,210	15,764	63.3%

Local Government	16,570	18,782	46.9%
State Government	6,962	8,076	46.3%
Federal Government	8,265	5,876	58.4%

Total Private + Self	262,350	205,405	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	68,365	103,065	39.9%
Total	330,715	308,470	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	121,174	18.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	129,021	20.2%
Professional, Technical	195,451	30.5%
Service Occupations	100,029	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	651	0.1%
All others	94,364	14.7%

White Collar		69.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	111,326	17.4%
Retail trade	68,647	10.7%
Educational services	67,730	10.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	64,188	10.0%
Manufacturing	48,763	7.6%
Finance and insurance	48,249	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	37,636	5.9%
Construction	32,668	5.1%
Other services	29,452	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	26,916	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	24,123	3.8%
Public administration	20,020	3.1%
Wholesale trade	14,072	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13,423	2.1%
Information	11,907	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,657	1.7%
Utilities	6,337	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,742	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,169	0.2%
Management	1,014	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,419	0.76%
Puerto Rican	6,308	0.51%
Cuban	913	0.07%
Dominican	1,276	0.10%

Total Central American	2,641	0.21%
Costa Rican	192	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,079	0.09%
Honduran	430	0.03%
Nicaraguan	108	0.01%
Panamanian	400	0.03%
Salvadoran	411	0.03%
Other Central American	21	0.00%

Total South American	4,843	0.39%
Argentinean	663	0.05%
Bolivian	236	0.02%
Chilean	400	0.03%
Colombian	1,589	0.13%
Ecuadorian	325	0.03%
Paraguayan	237	0.02%
Peruvian	616	0.05%
Uruguayan	42	0.00%
Venezuelan	735	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,872	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	18,540	1.49%
Chinese	12,543	1.01%
Korean	2,868	0.23%
Vietnamese	2,164	0.17%
Filipino	1,942	0.16%
Bhutanese	1,657	0.13%
Japanese	1,094	0.09%
Taiwanese	518	0.04%
Bangladeshi	473	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,090,112	92.2%
Other Indo-European	23,740	2.0%
Spanish	18,620	1.6%
Chinese	10,781	0.9%
Other Asian	10,569	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7,210	0.6%
Other	4,644	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,556	0.4%
Arabic	3,738	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	285,398	22.9%
Irish	209,588	16.8%
Italian	181,543	14.6%
English	98,813	7.9%
Polish	98,155	7.9%
Slovak	35,150	2.8%
American	33,282	2.7%
Scottish	21,154	1.7%
Hungarian	19,680	1.6%
French	18,721	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	18,189	1.5%
Russian	17,166	1.4%
European	15,416	1.2%
Croatian	14,217	1.1%
Welsh	13,228	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,206,142	96.9%
Not a citizen	39,168	3.1%

Native	1,168,212	93.8%
Foreign-born	77,098	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,623	1.5%	29,392	3.3%	233,029	25.8%	230,978	25.6%	229,538	25.4%	166,170	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,623	1.5%
9-12 Years	29,392	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	233,029	25.8%
Some College	230,978	25.6%
Bach. Degree	229,538	25.4%
Grad Degree	166,170	18.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	643,107	614,930	28,177	4.4%	5.5%
1991	649,757	615,481	34,276	5.3%	6.9%
1992	660,461	619,849	40,612	6.1%	7.5%
1993	662,604	621,654	40,950	6.2%	6.9%
1994	657,206	619,147	38,059	5.8%	6.3%
1995	651,976	617,544	34,432	5.3%	5.9%
1996	656,483	625,762	30,721	4.7%	5.5%
1997	661,149	632,425	28,724	4.3%	5.1%
1998	658,807	631,644	27,163	4.1%	4.7%
1999	659,835	633,826	26,009	3.9%	4.5%

2000	638,004	611,790	26,214	4.1%	4.2%
2001	644,556	616,253	28,303	4.4%	4.8%
2002	643,701	609,582	34,119	5.3%	5.6%
2003	636,847	601,473	35,374	5.6%	5.7%
2004	633,883	600,577	33,306	5.3%	5.4%
2005	628,578	597,220	31,358	5.0%	5.0%
2006	628,248	599,523	28,725	4.6%	4.7%
2007	633,964	606,795	27,169	4.3%	4.6%
2008	642,211	611,134	31,077	4.8%	5.3%
2009	639,448	596,378	43,070	6.7%	8.0%

2010	634,197	587,633	46,564	7.3%	8.2%
2011	641,827	597,225	44,602	6.9%	7.8%
2012	651,926	607,613	44,313	6.8%	7.7%
2013	649,324	608,249	41,075	6.3%	7.1%
2014	645,854	610,849	35,005	5.4%	5.9%
2015	647,733	615,035	32,698	5.0%	5.4%
2016	648,489	615,242	33,247	5.1%	5.3%
2017	645,603	614,522	31,081	4.8%	5.0%
2018	644,791	617,815	26,976	4.2%	4.4%
2019	650,065	622,714	27,351	4.2%	4.5%

2020	635,957	578,590	57,367	9.0%	9.1%
2021	634,367	597,797	36,570	5.8%	6.0%
2022	631,720	605,146	26,574	4.2%	4.4%
2023	632,239	611,346	20,893	3.3%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	602,734
Median Value	$200,200

Occupied	545,637	90.5%
Vacant	57,097	9.5%

Owned	354,956	65.1%
Rented	190,681	34.9%
Median Rent	$1,050

Single-Family Units	434,909	72.2%
Detached	373,313	61.9%
Attached	61,596	10.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	110,009	18.3%
Mobile Homes	4,315	0.7%

Allegheny County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Allegheny County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Allegheny County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Allegheny County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Allegheny County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Allegheny County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Allegheny County, PA