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Pittsburgh Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pittsburgh Area is $30,272, which is about the same as the state average of $28,912 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Pittsburgh Area median household income is $51,883. On average Pittsburgh Area 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, #81

Pittsburgh Area	30,272 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 Area	31,865 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 Area	39,622 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 Area	25,894 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, #198

Pittsburgh Area	51,883 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pittsburgh Area	70,519 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pittsburgh Area	11.86%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Pittsburgh Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.75%	$11,556, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.80%	$18,001, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.18%	$2,567, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.27%	$19,288, 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 Area	68,430 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pittsburgh Area	87,369 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 Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$54,290, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$27,645, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,361, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$62,532, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,750, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$91,500, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$50,432, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,962, 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 Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$22,121, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,962, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,544, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$33,276, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pittsburgh Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,952,680, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	935,418, 47.90%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	635,943, 67.98%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	678, 0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	635,265, 67.91%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	584,595, 92.02%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	50,670, 7.98%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	299,475, 32.02%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,017,262, 52.10%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	587,334, 57.74%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	164, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	587,170, 57.72%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	547,798, 93.29%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39,372, 6.71%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	429,928, 42.26%, 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 Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,108,443, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	858,538, 77.45%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	97,163, 8.77%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	59,538, 5.37%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	37,914, 3.42%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	13,404, 1.21%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	41,886, 3.78%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pittsburgh Area	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

	Pittsburgh Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,132,393	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	584,595, 51.62%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	209,941, 35.91%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	80,592, 13.79%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	100,250, 17.15%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,271, 0.22%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51,518, 8.81%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	107,699, 18.42%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	547,798, 48.38%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	225,540, 41.17%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	115,955, 21.17%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	180,060, 32.87%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	523, 0.10%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,132, 0.21%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23,195, 4.23%, 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 Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,132,393, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,364, 1.18%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	63,988, 5.65%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	116,250, 10.27%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31,990, 2.82%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	133,954, 11.83%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	63,308, 5.59%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	20,690, 1.83%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	80,940, 7.15%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	117,778, 10.40%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	301,372, 26.61%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	99,387, 8.78%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	36,511, 3.22%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	52,861, 4.67%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pittsburgh Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	282,867	12.30%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	52,042	8.51%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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