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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Allegheny County is $32,378, which is higher than the state average of $28,912 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Allegheny County median household income is $52,390, which has grown by 36.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Allegheny County residents spend 26.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #5

Allegheny County	32,378 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegheny County	32,639 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegheny County	39,573 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allegheny County	27,412 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #21

Allegheny County	52,390 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Allegheny County	73,790 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #26

Allegheny County	36.69%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Allegheny County		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.10%	$13,313, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.27%	$17,869, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.29%	$2,771, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.25%	$20,453, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Allegheny County	71,829 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Allegheny County	94,210 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$56,943, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$27,321, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,057, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$60,618, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,583, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$110,545, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$50,205, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,615, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$21,800, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,800, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,100, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$33,760, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,020,735, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	483,814, 47.40%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	335,522, 69.35%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	341, 0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	335,181, 69.28%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	308,194, 91.95%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,987, 8.05%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	148,292, 30.65%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	536,921, 52.60%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	320,297, 59.65%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	120, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	320,177, 59.63%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	297,456, 92.90%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,721, 7.10%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	216,624, 40.35%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	592,946, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	427,223, 72.05%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	54,526, 9.20%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	53,928, 9.09%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	24,738, 4.17%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	9,111, 1.54%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23,420, 3.95%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Allegheny County	26.3 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	605,650	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	308,194, 50.89%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	128,074, 41.56%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	45,967, 14.91%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55,355, 17.96%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	336, 0.11%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22,097, 7.17%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43,068, 13.97%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	297,456, 49.11%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	132,858, 44.66%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	58,581, 19.69%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95,233, 32.02%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 0.06%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	467, 0.16%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,514, 3.20%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	605,650, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,481, 0.57%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	29,258, 4.83%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	47,413, 7.83%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16,598, 2.74%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	67,222, 11.10%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28,958, 4.78%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	12,451, 2.06%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	53,338, 8.81%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	70,508, 11.64%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	173,056, 28.57%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55,921, 9.23%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	19,850, 3.28%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27,596, 4.56%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Allegheny County	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	154,639	12.93%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27,407	8.98%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.