2024 population: 2,345,684 ( 25,247 from 2020)
Land area: 5282.9 square miles
Population density: 444.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,954,522	83.32%	2.6%
Black:	198,905	8.48%	0.2%
Indian:	2,787	0.12%	4.3%
Asian:	74,448	3.17%	15.5%
2+ races:	52,239	2.23%	12.9%
Hispanic:	62,783	2.68%	18.6%

Total non-White:	391,162	16.68%	7.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	91,263	9.6
Deaths:	127,544	13.4
Net Migration:	-14,171	-1.5
Net Immigration:	24,336	2.6

Change in White population:	-51,606	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,359	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
2,370,931
2,006,128	84.61%
198,485	8.37%
2,672	0.11%
64,460	2.72%
46,264	1.95%
52,922	2.23%
364,803	15.39%

2010
2,356,285
2,051,163	87.05%
194,423	8.25%
2,471	0.10%
41,484	1.76%
33,894	1.44%
29,969	1.27%
305,122	12.95%

2000
2,431,087
2,171,477	89.32%
189,818	7.81%
2,405	0.10%
26,551	1.09%
20,141	0.83%
17,408	0.72%
259,610	10.68%

1990
2,468,289
2,256,780	91.43%
179,457	7.27%
2,449	0.10%
17,558	0.71%
n/a
12,045	0.49%
211,509	8.57%

1980
2,648,991
2,439,755	92.10%
181,896	6.87%
1,810	0.07%
11,332	0.43%
n/a
13,143	0.50%
209,236	7.90%

1970
2,759,443
2,564,342	92.93%
177,006	6.41%
961	0.03%
3,892	0.14%
n/a
11,292	0.41%
195,101	7.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
218,159	9.3
253,686	10.8
-31,804	-1.3
30,654	1.3

-45,035	-1.9
59,681	2.5

Number	Rate
2000's
229,854	9.5
258,848	10.6
-52,028	-2.1
19,792	0.8

-120,314	-4.9
45,512	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
289,978	11.7
281,657	11.4
-88,412	-3.6
11,642	0.5

-85,303	-3.5
48,101	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
320,636	12.1
278,393	10.5
-207,675	-7.8
n/a

-182,975	-6.9
2,273	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-203,972	-7.4
n/a

-124,587	-4.5
14,135	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro 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
42.9
444,089	18.9%
1,901,595	81.1%
487,891	20.8%

1,020,243
2.26

602,957	59.1%
462,491	76.7%
48,696	8.1%
417,286	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
474,971	20.2%
1,881,314	79.8%
407,082	17.3%

1,001,627
2.29

619,332	61.8%
464,433	75.0%
57,763	9.3%
382,295	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
541,294	22.3%
1,889,793	77.7%
430,824	17.7%

995,976
2.37

654,982	65.8%
511,794	78.1%
56,843	8.7%
340,994	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
545,695	22.1%
1,922,594	77.9%
422,924	17.1%

974,647
2.47

680,454	69.8%
545,961	80.2%
50,405	7.4%
294,193	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
669,046	25.3%
1,979,945	74.7%
350,983	13.2%

962,955
2.70

720,803	74.9%
601,528	83.5%
44,270	6.1%
242,152	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50,358	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	41,847	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	39,190	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	39,674	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	40,269	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	39,584	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	38,700	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	37,395	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	38,815	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	71,412	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	96,130	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	130,114	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	101,205	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	72,270	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	86,880	8.5%
$200,000 or more	96,400	9.4%

Median Household Income	71,439
Per Capita Income	43,065

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	53,215	5.2%
Public Assistance	31,651	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	140,396	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,066,262	73.3%
Unemployed	57,431	3.9%
In Armed Forces	1,492	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,125,185	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	329,872	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	448,266	351,711	56.0%
Non-Profit	54,835	113,051	32.7%
Self-Employed	55,465	31,083	64.1%

Local Government	29,083	36,911	44.1%
State Government	14,242	14,976	48.7%
Federal Government	13,896	10,158	57.8%

Total Private + Self	503,731	382,794	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	112,056	175,096	39.0%
Total	615,787	557,890	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	203,579	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	238,429	20.3%
Professional, Technical	319,248	27.2%
Service Occupations	185,929	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,087	0.2%
All others	228,081	19.4%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	199,212	17.0%
Retail trade	133,538	11.4%
Manufacturing	116,023	9.9%
Educational services	111,536	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	96,585	8.2%
Construction	72,151	6.1%
Finance and insurance	71,622	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	70,570	6.0%
Other services	56,205	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	53,874	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41,453	3.5%
Public administration	37,950	3.2%
Wholesale trade	27,757	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21,235	1.8%
Information	18,641	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18,146	1.5%
Utilities	14,691	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8,121	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,378	0.4%
Management	1,578	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15,401	0.65%
Puerto Rican	11,148	0.47%
Cuban	1,778	0.08%
Dominican	2,169	0.09%

Total Central American	4,124	0.17%
Costa Rican	275	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,427	0.06%
Honduran	780	0.03%
Nicaraguan	125	0.01%
Panamanian	556	0.02%
Salvadoran	940	0.04%
Other Central American	21	0.00%

Total South American	6,076	0.26%
Argentinean	787	0.03%
Bolivian	296	0.01%
Chilean	698	0.03%
Colombian	1,837	0.08%
Ecuadorian	463	0.02%
Paraguayan	258	0.01%
Peruvian	710	0.03%
Uruguayan	82	0.00%
Venezuelan	936	0.04%
Other South American	9	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,278	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	22,005	0.93%
Chinese	14,974	0.63%
Korean	3,818	0.16%
Vietnamese	2,891	0.12%
Filipino	2,811	0.12%
Bhutanese	1,795	0.08%
Japanese	1,328	0.06%
Taiwanese	590	0.02%
Thai	574	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,126,973	94.6%
Other Indo-European	29,735	1.3%
Spanish	28,821	1.3%
Chinese	12,695	0.6%
Other Asian	12,478	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9,471	0.4%
German, other Germanic	6,366	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,314	0.3%
Other	5,444	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	587,675	24.8%
Irish	397,829	16.8%
Italian	354,649	15.0%
English	209,050	8.8%
Polish	189,150	8.0%
American	78,101	3.3%
Slovak	75,437	3.2%
Scottish	43,421	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	41,695	1.8%
Hungarian	38,408	1.6%
French	36,925	1.6%
Russian	30,304	1.3%
Croatian	28,100	1.2%
European	26,484	1.1%
Welsh	24,426	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,317,836	98.0%
Not a citizen	47,665	2.0%

Native	2,267,811	95.9%
Foreign-born	97,690	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26,287	1.5%	63,975	3.7%	539,793	31.3%	453,268	26.3%	386,928	22.5%	253,126	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26,287	1.5%
9-12 Years	63,975	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	539,793	31.3%
Some College	453,268	26.3%
Bach. Degree	386,928	22.5%
Grad Degree	253,126	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,293,624	2,174,496	119,128	5.2%
1991	2,324,668	2,180,016	144,652	6.2%
1992	2,367,900	2,203,384	164,516	6.9%
1993	2,383,956	2,219,246	164,710	6.9%
1994	2,378,422	2,220,936	157,486	6.6%
1995	2,368,812	2,226,430	142,382	6.0%
1996	2,391,806	2,265,988	125,818	5.3%
1997	2,415,872	2,295,888	119,984	5.0%
1998	2,415,292	2,302,014	113,278	4.7%
1999	2,424,462	2,316,220	108,242	4.5%

2000	2,390,992	2,285,778	105,214	4.4%
2001	2,423,366	2,307,366	116,000	4.8%
2002	2,424,314	2,288,128	136,186	5.6%
2003	2,407,180	2,265,762	141,418	5.9%
2004	2,407,304	2,272,144	135,160	5.6%
2005	2,395,664	2,269,666	125,998	5.3%
2006	2,402,734	2,286,738	115,996	4.8%
2007	2,417,236	2,307,836	109,400	4.5%
2008	2,452,992	2,327,782	125,210	5.1%
2009	2,446,800	2,269,230	177,570	7.3%

2010	2,395,148	2,209,790	185,358	7.7%
2011	2,416,732	2,242,012	174,720	7.2%
2012	2,449,720	2,276,896	172,824	7.1%
2013	2,437,040	2,275,668	161,372	6.6%
2014	2,419,324	2,280,804	138,520	5.7%
2015	2,425,644	2,294,616	131,028	5.4%
2016	2,429,624	2,294,280	135,344	5.6%
2017	2,410,530	2,287,270	123,260	5.1%
2018	2,406,088	2,300,040	106,048	4.4%
2019	2,423,226	2,316,080	107,146	4.4%

2020	2,371,344	2,153,066	218,278	9.2%
2021	2,368,266	2,225,424	142,842	6.0%
2022	2,358,338	2,252,572	105,766	4.5%
2023	2,357,258	2,275,832	81,426	3.5%
2024	2,396,426	2,310,098	86,328	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,126,708
Median Value	$194,101

Occupied	1,020,243	90.6%
Vacant	106,465	9.4%

Owned	716,261	70.2%
Rented	303,982	29.8%
Median Rent	$956

Single-Family Units	855,153	75.9%
Detached	763,630	67.8%
Attached	91,523	8.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	149,094	13.2%
Mobile Homes	36,664	3.3%

Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area