Pittsburgh Demographics

Population Pittsburgh U.S.
Total Population 334,563 281,421,920
Female 52.4% 50.9%
Male 47.6% 49.1%
18 years and over 80.1% 74.3%
65 years and over 16.4% 12.4%
Married Persons 41.0% 56.5%
Single Persons 59.0% 43.5%
Median Age 35.5 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 68.7% 77.0%
Black or African American 27.6% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2% 0.9%
Asian 2.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.7% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.3% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Pittsburgh U.S.
Total Housing Units 163,366 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $59,700 $119,600
Number of Households 143,739 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.17 2.59
Economic Characteristics Pittsburgh U.S.
Median Household Income $28,588 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,816 $21,587
In Labor Force 58.5% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 11,228 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Pittsburgh U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 30,857 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 15,740 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 44,020 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 32.7% 28.6%
Associates Degree 6.1% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 13.7% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 12.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census

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