Allegheny County, PA Demographic Data
Allegheny County, PA Summary
Allegheny County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 1,229,338
- Area: 744.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 730.08 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,651.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 950.79 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Allegheny County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
632,991
52%
50.8
Male
592,374
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,225,360
323,128,000
Allegheny County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
64,979
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
60,514
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
65,859
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
73,230
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
77,134
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
187,568
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
139,558
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
156,360
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
94,016
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
85,309
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
119,477
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
64,564
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
36,797
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
993,354
81.1%
77.2
Female
519,456
52.3%
51.3
Male
473,898
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
946,451
77.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
270,649
22.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
220,838
18.0%
15.2
Female
128,368
58.1%
55.8
Male
92,470
41.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Allegheny County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,187,470
96.9%
96.8
White
982,979
80.2%
72.6
Black or African American
154,858
12.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
975
0.1%
0.8
Asian
43,283
3.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
14,298
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
13,296
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
2,453
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
819
0.1%
0.2
Korean
4,496
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,499
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
5,422
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
443
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,933
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
37,894
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24,889
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
5,842
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6,248
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
1,675
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11,124
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,200,480
98.0%
82.2
Allegheny County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
14,631
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
34,875
3.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
241,290
27.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
142,541
16.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
83,404
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
219,225
24.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
147,683
16.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
49,506
5.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
834,143
94.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
366,908
41.5%
31.2
Allegheny County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
379,344
36.7%
33.7%
Now Married
463,531
44.8%
47.5
Divorced
100,346
9.7%
11.0%
Separated
16,634
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
74,158
7.2
5.8%
Allegheny County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,076,220
92.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
84,171
7.3%
21.6%
Spanish
17,680
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34,758
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
22,802
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
8,931
0.8%
1.1%
Allegheny County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
37,969
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
27,076
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
54,456
10.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
50,390
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
67,476
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
90,646
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
65,522
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
75,512
14.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
29,252
5.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
30,593
5.8%
6.4
Median household income
56,140
57,617
Per capita income
34,440
31,128
Allegheny County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4,614
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
57,474
9.1%
9.8
Construction
29,397
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
175,427
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
58,597
9.3%
6.6
Information
12,124
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
47,613
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25,644
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
81,759
13.0%
11.4
Public administration
18,619
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
69,724
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
29,900
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17,318
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
37,533
6.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
285,353
45.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
48,302
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
147,085
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
109,937
17.5%
18.1%
Allegheny County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
617,077
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
438,457
71.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
52,236
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
61,303
9.9%
5.1
Walked
24,078
3.9%
2.7
Other means
10,426
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
30,577
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Allegheny County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
71,212
13.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
208,236
39.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
181,655
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
67,789
12.8%
21.0
Allegheny County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
528,892
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
339,009
64.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
189,883
35.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
63,373
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Allegheny County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
592,265
1 room
12,693
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
11,951
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
52,381
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
81,667
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
93,869
15.8%
19.8
6 rooms
129,588
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
81,489
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
59,568
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
69,059
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Allegheny County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
592,265
1-unit, detached
367,372
62.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
63,433
10.7%
5.9
2-units
29,016
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27,765
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
24,709
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23,936
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
52,156
8.8%
9.0
Mobile home
3,857
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.0%
0.1
Allegheny County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
175,053
29.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
57,709
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
110,522
18.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
74,374
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
61,051
10.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
39,608
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
35,674
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,906
4.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7,604
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,764
0.6%
1.4%
Allegheny County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
440,757
83.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,206
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
70,075
13.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7,339
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
80
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,160
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
28
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2,192
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
2,055
0.4%
1.1
Allegheny County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
204,942
47295100.0
Less than $500
3,995
1.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
10,232
5.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
11,434
5.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
19,932
9.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
36,382
17.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
56,817
27.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
66,150
32.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
117,638
57.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
27,082
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16,987
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11,192
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
31,020
15.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
1,023
0.0%
0.0%
Allegheny County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
182,002
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
804
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,206
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,108
1.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,326
5.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
27,051
14.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
40,166
22.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
99,341
54.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
7,881
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
819
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
29,363
16.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27,896
15.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23,109
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
19,906
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13,728
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
64,517
36.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
11,364
0.0%
0.0%
Allegheny County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
339,009
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
27,311
8.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
76,939
22.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
69,162
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
60,249
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
53,377
15.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
37,756
11.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
12,262
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,953
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
147,100
205,000
