2024 population: 2,429,917 ( 27,081 from 2020)
Land area: 5640.3 square miles
Population density: 430.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	2,030,403	83.56%	2.6%
Black:	202,455	8.33%	0.2%
Indian:	2,909	0.12%	4.9%
Asian:	74,881	3.08%	15.5%
2+ races:	54,369	2.24%	12.9%
Hispanic:	64,900	2.67%	18.9%

Total non-White:	399,514	16.44%	7.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	94,589	9.6
Deaths:	133,194	13.6
Net Migration:	-13,851	-1.4
Net Immigration:	24,496	2.5

Change in White population:	-54,233	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	27,152	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
2,456,998
2,084,636	84.84%
202,008	8.22%
2,773	0.11%
64,849	2.64%
48,169	1.96%
54,563	2.22%
372,362	15.16%

2010
2,447,393
2,136,035	87.28%
197,871	8.08%
2,525	0.10%
41,858	1.71%
35,254	1.44%
30,900	1.26%
311,358	12.72%

2000
2,525,730
2,261,050	89.52%
193,211	7.65%
2,486	0.10%
26,809	1.06%
20,883	0.83%
17,937	0.71%
264,680	10.48%

1990
2,564,535
2,349,333	91.61%
182,372	7.11%
2,532	0.10%
17,891	0.70%
n/a
12,407	0.48%
215,202	8.39%

1980
2,756,141
2,543,286	92.28%
184,994	6.71%
1,879	0.07%
11,443	0.42%
n/a
13,460	0.49%
212,855	7.72%

1970
2,866,817
2,668,781	93.09%
179,792	6.27%
984	0.03%
3,956	0.14%
n/a
11,292	0.39%
198,036	6.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
226,366	9.2
264,276	10.8
-35,229	-1.4
30,850	1.3

-51,399	-2.1
61,004	2.5

Number	Rate
2000's
238,868	9.5
269,539	10.7
-54,419	-2.2
19,964	0.8

-125,015	-4.9
46,678	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
301,028	11.7
292,911	11.4
-89,958	-3.5
11,679	0.5

-88,283	-3.4
49,478	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
333,114	12.1
289,396	10.5
-219,633	-8.0
n/a

-193,953	-7.0
2,347	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-208,514	-7.3
n/a

-125,495	-4.4
14,819	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):

2024
Number	Percent
43.0
459,102	18.9%
1,970,815	81.1%
523,995	21.6%

1,061,705
2.24

627,151	59.1%
478,850	76.4%
52,938	8.4%
434,554	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
494,323	20.2%
1,953,070	79.8%
424,210	17.3%

1,038,753
2.29

644,184	62.0%
482,979	75.0%
60,069	9.3%
394,569	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
563,172	22.3%
1,962,558	77.7%
449,097	17.8%

1,033,112
2.37

681,008	65.9%
532,392	78.2%
58,871	8.6%
352,104	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
568,184	22.2%
1,996,351	77.8%
440,731	17.2%

1,010,924
2.48

707,366	70.0%
568,107	80.3%
52,253	7.4%
303,558	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
696,807	25.3%
2,059,334	74.7%
365,384	13.3%

1,000,412
2.70

750,211	75.0%
626,864	83.6%
45,749	6.1%
250,201	25.0%

2024 Housing Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	53,409	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	40,323	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	35,717	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	39,058	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	35,823	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	39,099	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	38,006	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	39,412	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	36,965	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	70,059	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	98,463	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	134,313	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	109,325	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	77,044	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	99,027	9.3%
$200,000 or more	115,662	10.9%

Median Household Income	76,307
Per Capita Income	45,947

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	54,286	5.1%
Public Assistance	33,574	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	156,722	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,084,561	73.6%
Unemployed	57,326	3.9%
In Armed Forces	1,564	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,143,451	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	329,455	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	451,333	360,442	55.6%
Non-Profit	58,514	119,098	32.9%
Self-Employed	58,731	32,760	64.2%

Local Government	30,169	39,090	43.6%
State Government	14,414	15,314	48.5%
Federal Government	14,749	10,888	57.5%

Total Private + Self	510,064	393,202	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117,846	184,390	39.0%
Total	627,910	577,592	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%
Pct. Private + Self	74.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	221,254	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	235,084	19.5%
Professional, Technical	333,968	27.7%
Service Occupations	187,539	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,216	0.2%
All others	229,248	19.0%

White Collar		65.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	207,389	17.2%
Retail trade	135,952	11.3%
Manufacturing	120,670	10.0%
Educational services	115,040	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	102,112	8.5%
Construction	74,908	6.2%
Finance and insurance	73,951	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	71,974	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	56,321	4.7%
Other services	55,616	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43,589	3.6%
Public administration	38,816	3.2%
Wholesale trade	25,562	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21,205	1.8%
Information	18,543	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17,423	1.4%
Utilities	15,110	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6,535	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,928	0.4%
Management	1,449	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19,566	0.80%
Puerto Rican	13,543	0.56%
Cuban	2,652	0.11%
Dominican	3,125	0.13%

Total Central American	5,138	0.21%
Costa Rican	273	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,894	0.08%
Honduran	1,233	0.05%
Nicaraguan	167	0.01%
Panamanian	700	0.03%
Salvadoran	871	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	7,568	0.31%
Argentinean	1,050	0.04%
Bolivian	230	0.01%
Chilean	685	0.03%
Colombian	2,402	0.10%
Ecuadorian	512	0.02%
Paraguayan	301	0.01%
Peruvian	988	0.04%
Uruguayan	41	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,353	0.06%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,374	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	24,137	0.99%
Chinese	15,155	0.62%
Korean	3,551	0.15%
Vietnamese	3,036	0.12%
Filipino	3,017	0.12%
Bhutanese	2,043	0.08%
Japanese	1,580	0.06%
Taiwanese	751	0.03%
Thai	671	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,186,439	94.1%
Spanish	34,397	1.5%
Other Indo-European	31,617	1.4%
Other Asian	14,531	0.6%
Chinese	12,521	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10,134	0.4%
German, other Germanic	8,287	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,357	0.3%
Other	5,866	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	592,908	24.3%
Irish	413,232	16.9%
Italian	366,556	15.0%
English	228,481	9.4%
Polish	184,851	7.6%
American	79,084	3.2%
Slovak	70,876	2.9%
Scottish	46,122	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	38,842	1.6%
Hungarian	34,595	1.4%
French	33,880	1.4%
Russian	27,243	1.1%
Croatian	26,838	1.1%
European	26,104	1.1%
Welsh	23,554	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,389,995	98.0%
Not a citizen	49,945	2.0%

Native	2,335,335	95.7%
Foreign-born	104,605	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26,811	1.5%	61,083	3.4%	554,601	31.1%	459,494	25.8%	411,403	23.1%	269,117	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26,811	1.5%
9-12 Years	61,083	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	554,601	31.1%
Some College	459,494	25.8%
Bach. Degree	411,403	23.1%
Grad Degree	269,117	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,375,604	2,251,104	124,500	5.2%
1991	2,407,210	2,254,982	152,228	6.3%
1992	2,450,656	2,277,630	173,026	7.1%
1993	2,465,712	2,293,088	172,624	7.0%
1994	2,459,324	2,294,668	164,656	6.7%
1995	2,448,232	2,300,242	147,990	6.0%
1996	2,472,460	2,341,342	131,118	5.3%
1997	2,497,778	2,372,630	125,148	5.0%
1998	2,497,356	2,379,204	118,152	4.7%
1999	2,506,702	2,393,696	113,006	4.5%

2000	2,480,572	2,370,896	109,676	4.4%
2001	2,512,058	2,391,094	120,964	4.8%
2002	2,512,870	2,371,196	141,674	5.6%
2003	2,494,982	2,348,114	146,868	5.9%
2004	2,495,516	2,354,890	140,626	5.6%
2005	2,483,600	2,352,382	131,218	5.3%
2006	2,490,454	2,369,622	120,832	4.9%
2007	2,505,450	2,391,286	114,164	4.6%
2008	2,540,740	2,410,088	130,652	5.1%
2009	2,533,950	2,348,340	185,610	7.3%

2010	2,481,114	2,288,062	193,052	7.8%
2011	2,502,622	2,320,852	181,770	7.3%
2012	2,536,190	2,356,680	179,510	7.1%
2013	2,522,832	2,355,210	167,622	6.6%
2014	2,504,460	2,360,582	143,878	5.7%
2015	2,509,924	2,373,474	136,450	5.4%
2016	2,512,748	2,371,878	140,870	5.6%
2017	2,491,760	2,363,504	128,256	5.1%
2018	2,487,718	2,377,372	110,346	4.4%
2019	2,504,714	2,393,310	111,404	4.4%

2020	2,451,808	2,225,226	226,582	9.2%
2021	2,447,874	2,299,316	148,558	6.1%
2022	2,437,050	2,327,038	110,012	4.5%
2023	2,435,582	2,350,856	84,726	3.5%
2024	2,475,416	2,385,694	89,722	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,174,149
Median Value	$217,584

Occupied	1,061,705	90.4%
Vacant	112,444	9.6%

Owned	750,384	70.7%
Rented	311,321	29.3%
Median Rent	$1,031

Single-Family Units	893,475	76.1%
Detached	798,090	68.0%
Attached	95,385	8.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	154,678	13.2%
Mobile Homes	38,858	3.3%

Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area