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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pittsburgh is $27,435, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Pittsburgh median household income is $40,009, which has grown by 39.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pittsburgh residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than 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, #522

Pittsburgh, PA	27,435 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

Pittsburgh, PA	25,905 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

Pittsburgh, PA	29,245 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

Pittsburgh, PA	22,793 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, #1266

Pittsburgh, PA	40,009 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pittsburgh, PA	60,922 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #461

Pittsburgh, PA	39.95%
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

	Pittsburgh, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.70%	$14,008, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.05%	$15,977, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.60%	$2,410, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.10%	$20,163, 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

Pittsburgh, PA	55,123 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pittsburgh, PA	80,090 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

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$48,260, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$22,696, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,875, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$33,804, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,806, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$24,632, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$47,692, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,511, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$18,607, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,706, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,441, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$27,514, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	262,136, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	126,045, 48.08%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	81,296, 64.50%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	61, 0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	81,235, 64.45%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	73,437, 90.40%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,798, 9.60%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	44,749, 35.50%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	136,091, 51.92%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	81,097, 59.59%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	50, 0.04%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	81,047, 59.55%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	73,601, 90.81%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,446, 9.19%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	54,994, 40.41%, 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

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	143,604, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	79,714, 55.51%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14,170, 9.87%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	24,280, 16.91%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	15,641, 10.89%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	4,315, 3.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,484, 3.82%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pittsburgh, PA	23.2 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

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	147,038	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	73,437, 49.94%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,156, 43.79%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14,207, 19.35%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,053, 16.41%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 0.05%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,546, 6.19%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,354, 11.38%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	73,601, 50.06%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	33,499, 45.51%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	16,826, 22.86%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,754, 28.20%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.05%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	126, 0.17%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,247, 3.05%, 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

	Pittsburgh, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	147,038, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	583, 0.40%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	5,265, 3.58%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,867, 5.35%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,726, 1.85%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14,970, 10.18%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,499, 3.74%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	3,057, 2.08%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11,670, 7.94%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16,286, 11.08%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	49,495, 33.66%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16,392, 11.15%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,572, 4.47%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,656, 4.53%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pittsburgh, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	64,440	22.79%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10,066	16.22%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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