Racial & Ethnic Diversity of Regions

Race and ethnicity patterns in the United States are significantly impacted by migration flows. Historically low migration rates into the Pittsburgh region have resulted in low overall diversity rates and …

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Foreign Born Population

Pittsburgh has the smallest percentage of foreign-born residents of all the benchmark regions at 3.8 percent, down 0.1 percent from 2015. The percentage of Pittsburgh’s foreign-born population that arrived in …

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Annual Poverty Rates

Poverty rates in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area are below average when compared to the benchmark regions. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 10.8 percent of …

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Age of Population

Pittsburgh remains one of the oldest metropolitan regions in the nation. The selective out migration of younger workers shifted the age structure of the region in the 1980’s. Today the …

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Residential & County Migration

Residential migration data are a percentage of the population that lived in a different house one year earlier, while county data refers to the percentage of the population that lived …

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Racial & Ethnic Diversity of Counties

The demographic portrait of the seven-county Pittsburgh region’s population is becoming less white and more diverse, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates. From 2012 to 2017, Allegheny County’s …

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Annual Population Estimates

The US Census Bureau each year publishes annual estimates of total resident population as well as the demographic components of change (births, deaths, and migration) for states, counties, metropolitan statistical …

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Annual Population Estimates – Pittsburgh Region Counties

The US Census Bureau each year publishes annual estimates of total resident population as well as the demographic components of change (births, deaths, and migration) for states, counties, metropolitan statistical …

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Decennial Census Population

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area had 2,431,087 people in 2000; by 2010, that number was down by 74,802 to 2,356,285. Cleveland and Detroit also saw population declines over the decade.

Decennial Census Population – Pittsburgh Region Counties

The 22-county Pittsburgh region had a population of just over 3 million in 2010. The region includes dense urban areas, suburban communities and extensive rural areas. Overall population growth is …

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Age of Population – Pittsburgh Counties

Data for Allegheny County and the other six counties in the Pittsburgh metro area can be found in the charts and tables below. To view how Pittsburgh’s age demographics compare …

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