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:	213,098	7.57%	2.4%
Indian:	3,536	0.13%	15.8%
Asian:	73,844	2.62%	59.6%
2+ races:	57,534	2.04%	46.5%
Hispanic:	58,960	2.09%	65.6%

Total non-White:	406,972	14.46%	21.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	59,036	10.4
Deaths:	84,058	14.8
Net Migration:	-6,518	-1.1
Net Immigration:	5,778	1.0

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
2,502,067	88.18%
208,021	7.33%
3,054	0.11%
46,274	1.63%
39,277	1.38%
35,594	1.25%
335,386	11.82%

2000
2,901,329
2,620,698	90.33%
200,179	6.90%
2,963	0.10%
29,998	1.03%
23,509	0.81%
20,406	0.70%
280,631	9.67%

1990
2,932,645
2,708,273	92.35%
186,383	6.36%
3,124	0.11%
20,581	0.70%
n/a
14,284	0.49%
224,372	7.65%

1980
3,133,758
2,913,182	92.96%
188,597	6.02%
2,340	0.07%
12,971	0.41%
n/a
15,381	0.49%
220,576	7.04%

1970
3,198,696
2,996,593	93.68%
182,699	5.71%
1,126	0.04%
4,381	0.14%
n/a
11,739	0.37%
202,103	6.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
274,551	9.5
304,167	10.5
-54,585	-1.9
22,805	0.8

-118,631	-4.1
54,755	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
342,546	11.7
329,021	11.2
-94,717	-3.2
12,812	0.4

-87,575	-3.0
56,259	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
381,547	12.2
323,978	10.3
-241,753	-7.7
n/a

-204,909	-6.5
3,796	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
?
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	61,281	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	51,152	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	47,561	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	49,440	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	49,683	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	48,384	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	46,843	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	45,118	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	46,375	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	85,558	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	114,157	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	153,822	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	118,828	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	83,969	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	99,462	8.2%
$200,000 or more	106,193	8.8%

Median Household Income	69,638
Per Capita Income	41,592

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	64,645	5.4%
Public Assistance	37,648	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	170,117	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,260,564	72.1%
Unemployed	69,976	4.0%
In Armed Forces	1,849	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,332,389	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	416,478	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	524,928	410,926	56.1%
Non-Profit	61,728	127,243	32.7%
Self-Employed	66,065	36,669	64.3%

Local Government	34,558	45,394	43.2%
State Government	23,056	23,837	49.2%
Federal Government	16,574	12,436	57.1%

Total Private + Self	590,993	447,595	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	135,916	208,910	39.4%
Total	726,909	656,505	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	229,480	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	280,264	20.2%
Professional, Technical	370,555	26.7%
Service Occupations	226,000	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,046	0.2%
All others	279,042	20.1%

White Collar		63.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	234,446	16.9%
Retail trade	157,825	11.4%
Educational services	137,530	9.9%
Manufacturing	136,717	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	106,213	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	86,233	6.2%
Construction	85,829	6.2%
Finance and insurance	78,331	5.7%
Other services	66,482	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	62,560	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49,116	3.5%
Public administration	48,763	3.5%
Wholesale trade	31,636	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24,150	1.7%
Information	21,092	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20,684	1.5%
Utilities	17,281	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12,477	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,323	0.5%
Management	1,653	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,972	0.64%
Puerto Rican	12,965	0.46%
Cuban	2,170	0.08%
Dominican	2,460	0.09%

Total Central American	4,782	0.17%
Costa Rican	275	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,590	0.06%
Honduran	997	0.04%
Nicaraguan	158	0.01%
Panamanian	660	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,081	0.04%
Other Central American	21	0.00%

Total South American	6,776	0.24%
Argentinean	922	0.03%
Bolivian	324	0.01%
Chilean	747	0.03%
Colombian	2,030	0.07%
Ecuadorian	496	0.02%
Paraguayan	272	0.01%
Peruvian	847	0.03%
Uruguayan	82	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,024	0.04%
Other South American	32	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,745	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	23,150	0.82%
Chinese	16,627	0.59%
Korean	4,065	0.14%
Filipino	3,644	0.13%
Vietnamese	3,409	0.12%
Bhutanese	1,795	0.06%
Japanese	1,432	0.05%
Taiwanese	624	0.02%
Thai	619	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,548,193	94.7%
Spanish	33,348	1.2%
Other Indo-European	32,860	1.2%
Chinese	13,983	0.5%
Other Asian	13,082	0.5%
German, other Germanic	11,533	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9,994	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,954	0.3%
Arabic	6,295	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	702,581	24.8%
Irish	464,400	16.4%
Italian	401,713	14.2%
English	257,732	9.1%
Polish	211,516	7.5%
American	109,188	3.9%
Slovak	81,706	2.9%
Scottish	53,261	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	51,005	1.8%
French	43,476	1.5%
Hungarian	42,418	1.5%
European	33,918	1.2%
Russian	32,686	1.2%
Croatian	30,248	1.1%
Dutch	29,868	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,774,292	98.1%
Not a citizen	53,305	1.9%

Native	2,720,153	96.2%
Foreign-born	107,444	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,348,632
Median Value	$189,302

Occupied	1,207,826	89.6%
Vacant	140,806	10.4%

Owned	849,047	70.3%
Rented	358,779	29.7%
Median Rent	$929

Single-Family Units	1,016,245	75.4%
Detached	916,627	68.0%
Attached	99,618	7.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	173,440	12.9%
Mobile Homes	59,365	4.4%

Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV Market Area

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

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

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

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

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