Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania demographics

Pittsburgh, PA demographics: median age 33.6; 49.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4261000. The survey estimates a population of 304,759 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pittsburgh is 33.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 138,188 households (±1,432). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.6 ±0.4	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 304,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	44,432 ±1,613	14.6% ±0.5 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	115,055 ±2,402	37.8% ±0.8 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	97,605 ±2,198	32.0% ±0.7 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	47,667 ±1,495	15.6% ±0.5 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 304,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	148,532 ±1,677	48.7% ±0.6 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	156,227 ±1,697	51.3% ±0.6 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 304,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	191,048 ±2,233	62.7% ±0.7 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	67,858 ±2,101	22.3% ±0.7 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	552 ±153	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	18,763 ±1,116	6.2% ±0.4 pp	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	53 ±50 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,728 ±959	1.9% ±0.3 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	20,757 ±1,420	6.8% ±0.5 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 304,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	291,162 ±1,100	95.5% ±0.4 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13,597 ±1,091	4.5% ±0.4 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 138,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	38,826 ±1,162	28.1% ±0.8 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,562 ±488	3.3% ±0.4 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	15,629 ±884	11.3% ±0.6 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	61,127 ±1,732	44.2% ±1.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	18,044 ±743	13.1% ±0.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 138,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	24,248 ±922	17.5% ±0.6 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	113,940 ±1,772	82.5% ±1.0 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 138,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	61,127 ±1,732	44.2% ±1.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	45,177 ±1,494	32.7% ±1.0 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	15,979 ±1,022	11.6% ±0.7 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	10,054 ±676	7.3% ±0.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,822 ±437	2.8% ±0.3 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,009 ±335	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,020 ±224	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 304,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	275,909 ±1,714	90.5% ±0.6 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	28,850 ±1,697	9.5% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 290,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	254,659 ±1,865	87.5% ±0.6 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	8,790 ±952	3.0% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,720 ±458	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,066 ±257	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,732 ±622	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,700 ±825	2.3% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	836 ±234	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	5,503 ±602	1.9% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	653 ±261	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	420 ±169	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3,072 ±479	1.1% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	2,306 ±758	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,418 ±519	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 207,999
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	11,714 ±970	5.6% ±0.5 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	48,003 ±1,642	23.1% ±0.8 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	30,180 ±1,424	14.5% ±0.7 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,957 ±947	7.7% ±0.5 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	51,816 ±1,464	24.9% ±0.7 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	50,329 ±1,819	24.2% ±0.9 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 301,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	239,447 ±2,354	79.4% ±0.8 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	33,737 ±1,783	11.2% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	10,369 ±964	3.4% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	14,566 ±1,072	4.8% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,549 ±587	1.2% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.8% of Pittsburgh residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 90.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.8% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.4% ±0.4 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±0.3 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pittsburgh . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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