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Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area


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2022 population: 2,815,010   ( 22,443 from 2010 , 24,678 from 2020)
Land area: 10403.9 square miles
Population density: 270.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:2,408,038 85.54% 3.8%
Black:213,0987.57% 2.4%
Indian:3,5360.13% 15.8%
Asian:73,8442.62% 59.6%
2+ races:57,5342.04% 46.5%
Hispanic:58,9602.09% 65.6%
Total non-White:406,97214.46% 21.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:59,036 10.4
Deaths:84,05814.8
Net Migration: -6,518-1.1
Net Immigration: 5,7781.0
Change in White population:-94,029 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:71,586 2.5




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
2,837,453
2,502,06788.18%
208,0217.33%
3,0540.11%
46,2741.63%
39,2771.38%
35,5941.25%
335,38611.82%

2000
2,901,329
2,620,69890.33%
200,1796.90%
2,9630.10%
29,9981.03%
23,5090.81%
20,4060.70%
280,6319.67%

1990
2,932,645
2,708,27392.35%
186,3836.36%
3,1240.11%
20,5810.70%
n/a
14,2840.49%
224,3727.65%

1980
3,133,758
2,913,18292.96%
188,5976.02%
2,3400.07%
12,9710.41%
n/a
15,3810.49%
220,5767.04%

1970
3,198,696
2,996,59393.68%
182,6995.71%
1,1260.04%
4,3810.14%
n/a
11,7390.37%
202,103 6.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
274,551 9.5
304,16710.5
-54,585-1.9
22,8050.8
-118,631 -4.1
54,755 1.9
1990's
NumberRate
342,546 11.7
329,02111.2
-94,717-3.2
12,8120.4
-87,575 -3.0
56,259 1.9
1980's
NumberRate
381,547 12.2
323,978 10.3
-241,753 -7.7
n/a
-204,909 -6.5
3,796 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-184,102 -5.8
n/a
-83,411 -2.6
18,473 0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area
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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
NumberPercent
42.6
527,896 18.8%
2,287,114 81.2%
577,380 20.5%
1,207,826
2.27
718,251 59.5%
551,406 76.8%
57,465 8.0%
489,575 40.5%

2010
NumberPercent
42.0
567,857 20.0%
2,269,596 80.0%
482,267 17.0%
1,194,471
2.30
740,287 62.0%
558,059 75.4%
67,331 9.1%
454,184 38.0%

2000
NumberPercent
?
1,259,562 43.4%
1,641,767 56.6%
988,762 34.1%
2,302,670
2.38
1,520,170 66.0%
1,193,375 78.5%
129,178 8.5%
782,500 34.0%

1990
NumberPercent
36.4
656,120 22.4%
2,276,525 77.6%
491,449 16.8%
1,146,408
2.49
802,898 70.0%
648,371 80.8%
58,210 7.2%
343,510 30.0%

1980
NumberPercent
32.8
798,844 25.5%
2,334,914 74.5%
409,046 13.1%
1,129,558
2.71
846,390 74.9%
710,525 83.9%
50,228 5.9%
283,168 25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,348,632 
Median Value$189,302 
Occupied1,207,82689.6%
Vacant140,80610.4%
Owned849,04770.3%
Rented358,77929.7%
Median Rent$929 
Single-Family Units1,016,24575.4%
    Detached916,62768.0%
    Attached99,6187.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units173,44012.9%
Mobile Homes59,3654.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00061,2815.1%
$10,000 to $14,99951,1524.2%
$15,000 to $19,99947,5613.9%
$20,000 to $24,99949,4404.1%
$25,000 to $29,99949,6834.1%
$30,000 to $34,99948,3844.0%
$35,000 to $39,99946,8433.9%
$40,000 to $44,99945,1183.7%
$45,000 to $49,99946,3753.8%
$50,000 to $59,99985,5587.1%
$60,000 to $74,999114,1579.5%
$75,000 to $99,999153,82212.7%
$100,000 to $124,999118,8289.8%
$125,000 to $149,99983,9697.0%
$150,000 to $199,99999,4628.2%
$200,000 or more106,1938.8%
Median Household Income69,638 
Per Capita Income41,592 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI64,6455.4%
Public Assistance37,6483.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps170,11714.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,260,56472.1%
Unemployed69,9764.0%
In Armed Forces1,8490.1%
Total Labor Force1,332,38976.2%
Not in Labor Force416,47823.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector524,928410,92656.1%
Non-Profit61,728127,24332.7%
Self-Employed66,06536,66964.3%
Local Government34,55845,39443.2%
State Government23,05623,83749.2%
Federal Government16,57412,43657.1%
Total Private + Self590,993447,59556.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.135,916208,91039.4%
Total726,909656,50552.5%
Pct. Govt.11.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts229,48016.6%
Sales and Office Occupations280,26420.2%
Professional, Technical370,55526.7%
Service Occupations226,00016.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,0460.2%
All others279,04220.1%
White Collar 63.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance234,4461748.6%
Retail trade157,8251177.1%
Educational services137,5301025.7%
Manufacturing136,7171019.7%
Professional, scientific, technical106,213792.2%
Accommodation and food services86,233643.1%
Construction85,829640.1%
Finance and insurance78,331584.2%
Other services66,482495.8%
Transportation and warehousing62,560466.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.49,116366.3%
Public administration48,763363.7%
Wholesale trade31,636235.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation24,150180.1%
Information21,092157.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing20,684154.3%
Utilities17,281128.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction12,47793.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,32347.2%
Management1,65312.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican17,9720.64%
Puerto Rican12,9650.46%
Cuban2,1700.08%
Dominican2,4600.09%
Total Central American4,7820.17%
Costa Rican2750.01%
Guatemalan1,5900.06%
Honduran9970.04%
Nicaraguan1580.01%
Panamanian6600.02%
Salvadoran1,0810.04%
Other Central American210.00%
Total South American6,7760.24%
Argentinean9220.03%
Bolivian3240.01%
Chilean7470.03%
Colombian2,0300.07%
Ecuadorian4960.02%
Paraguayan2720.01%
Peruvian8470.03%
Uruguayan820.00%
Venezuelan1,0240.04%
Other South American320.00%
Other Hispanic7,7450.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian23,1500.82%
Chinese16,6270.59%
Korean4,0650.14%
Filipino3,6440.13%
Vietnamese3,4090.12%
Bhutanese1,7950.06%
Japanese1,4320.05%
Taiwanese6240.02%
Thai6190.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English2,548,19394.7%
Spanish33,3481.2%
Other Indo-European32,8601.2%
Chinese13,9830.5%
Other Asian13,0820.5%
German, other Germanic11,5330.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic9,9940.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun6,9540.3%
Arabic6,2950.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German702,58124.8%
Irish464,40016.4%
Italian401,71314.2%
English257,7329.1%
Polish211,5167.5%
American109,1883.9%
Slovak81,7062.9%
Scottish53,2611.9%
Scotch-Irish51,0051.8%
French43,4761.5%
Hungarian42,4181.5%
European33,9181.2%
Russian32,6861.2%
Croatian30,2481.1%
Dutch29,8681.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,774,29298.1%
Not a citizen53,3051.9%
Native2,720,15396.2%
Foreign-born107,4443.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
34,576 1.7%82,870 4.1%665,777 32.6%529,321 25.9%436,580 21.4%290,956 14.3%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 34,576 1.7%
9-12 Years 82,870 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 665,777 32.6%
Some College 529,321 25.9%
Bach. Degree 436,580 21.4%
Grad Degree 290,956 14.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 1,347,713 1,273,529 74,184 5.5%
1991 1,364,601 1,273,784 90,817 6.7%
1992 1,387,675 1,284,697 102,978 7.4%
1993 1,395,220 1,293,030 102,190 7.3%
1994 1,392,040 1,295,680 96,360 6.9%
1995 1,386,472 1,299,775 86,697 6.3%
1996 1,401,063 1,322,651 78,412 5.6%
1997 1,414,802 1,339,879 74,923 5.3%
1998 1,413,610 1,344,173 69,437 4.9%
1999 1,417,407 1,351,388 66,019 4.7%
2000 1,412,883 1,348,964 63,919 4.5%
2001 1,431,912 1,362,588 69,324 4.8%
2002 1,434,316 1,353,411 80,905 5.6%
2003 1,425,604 1,341,809 83,795 5.9%
2004 1,429,738 1,349,390 80,348 5.6%
2005 1,427,102 1,352,130 74,972 5.3%
2006 1,433,069 1,363,532 69,537 4.9%
2007 1,441,503 1,375,939 65,564 4.5%
2008 1,463,131 1,388,471 74,660 5.1%
2009 1,462,131 1,355,293 106,838 7.3%
2010 1,426,740 1,315,602 111,138 7.8%
2011 1,437,818 1,333,375 104,443 7.3%
2012 1,457,358 1,354,267 103,091 7.1%
2013 1,448,331 1,352,124 96,207 6.6%
2014 1,437,926 1,355,479 82,447 5.7%
2015 1,439,182 1,360,353 78,829 5.5%
2016 1,437,539 1,356,145 81,394 5.7%
2017 1,426,445 1,353,021 73,424 5.1%
2018 1,424,338 1,360,625 63,713 4.5%
2019 1,434,088 1,370,148 63,940 4.5%
2020 1,403,881 1,276,638 127,243 9.1%
2021 1,401,338 1,317,306 84,032 6.0%
2022 1,394,051 1,331,327 62,724 4.5%
2023 1,393,113 1,344,460 48,653 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com