Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Interactive maps and statistics for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Pennsylvania and the United States.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (36th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,238,177	13,018,639	334,922,499	36th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,548	$77,971	$80,734	645th of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	40.9	38.9	1936th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.8%	35.2%	35.7%	157th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$227,600	$254,500	$332,700	1106th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,153	$1,209	$1,413	618th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	11.7%	12.5%	2090th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.3%	5.2%	1250th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,696.2	291.0	n/a	95th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	7.7%	14.1%	724th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1025th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.2%	69.3%	65.2%	2729th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	26.3	26.4	1390th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.1%	15.6%	15.1%	113th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3021st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.2%	46.2%	46.9%	2780th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.7%	n/a	n/a	579th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.0	44.6	61.4

Age in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	40.6	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	545,802	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.4%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.2%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	37.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,588	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.7%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.4%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.0%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	606,827	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.6%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.8%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,451	$3,311	n/a

Education in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.7%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.3%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.9%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.4%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.1%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.9%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.0%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.5%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	9.9%	16.7%

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