Population

307,632

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$205,800

Owner-occupied units

Pittsburgh, PA

Pennsylvania · 40.440° N, 79.976° W · 55 sq mi

Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 307,632 and about 5,556 residents per square mile. The median household earns $65,742 a year, and the median home is worth $205,800.

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Size & density

Land area

55 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,556

People per square mile

Rank by population

#68

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#208

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$65,742

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,261

Per month

Homeownership

47.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.7 min

One way

People

Median age

33.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

49.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.5%

Households

138,188

2.03 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 16^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 190^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 43^/yr

Days above 90° 8^/yr

Below freezing 95^/yr

Annual rainfall 50.6ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 84°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 23°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 34.6^%

Professional & business services 14.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.6^%

Retail trade 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

Compare Pittsburgh with

Cities near Pittsburgh

Youngstown, OH57 mi · 58,832
Canton, OH77 mi · 69,001
Akron, OH92 mi · 189,691
Cuyahoga Falls, OH97 mi · 50,975
Parma, OH112 mi · 78,581
Cleveland, OH114 mi · 363,608
Erie, PA116 mi · 91,838
Elyria, OH129 mi · 53,634

Cities about the same size

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR