Pittsburgh Population 2024

Pittsburgh is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, located in the southwest of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, forming the Ohio River. Pittsburgh population in 2024 is estimated to be 304,968, covers city area of 58.34 sq mi (151.11 sq km), ranks second largest city of Pennsylvania and sixty-eight most populous city in the United States. The Greater Pittsburgh Region is a populous region in the United States which is largest city and economic center. The Pittsburgh MSA also saw significant growth in construction from 2011, which increased by 3 percent, and financial activities, with 3.6 percent growth. Many of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods are sloped with two lane roads and some are steep hill, the neighborhood names make reference to hills or heights in their location. The Pittsburgh consists of the Downtown area, called the Golden Triangle. The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburg is the tallest at 841 ft. Downtown Pittsburgh has a total of 30 skyscrapers, nine of which top 500 feet.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Pittsburgh population by year:

Greater Pittsburgh

The Greater Pittsburgh or Pittsburgh Metropolitan area is an urbanized region centered on the city of Pittsburgh, is the combination of counties of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Pittsburg Combined Statistical Area includes Pennsylvania counties (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cameron, Cambria, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Mifflin, Somerset, Venango, Washington, Warren, and Westmoreland), nineteen West Virginia counties (Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Harrison, Hancock, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, and Wetzel), five Ohio counties (Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison, and Monroe), and two Maryland counties (Allegany and Garrett), and portions of Chautauqua, New York in and around Ripley. Pittsburgh-NewCastle-Weirton is a Combined Statistical Area(CSA), extends into both the Southern United States (West Virginia) and the Midwestern United States (Ohio). Pittsburgh Metropolitan population in 2019 is estimated to be 2.6 million.

Pittsburgh Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Pittsburgh population is 300,281, out of these 146,112 are male, 154,169 are female, The sex ratio of Pittsburgh is 95. The median age of the Pittsburgh population is 33.3, Pittsburgh population by age are, under 18 years is 44,215, 16 years and over is 260,534, 18 years and over is 256,066, 21 years and over is 234,002, 65 years and over is 56,522. 48.7% are male, 51.3% are female, Population of Pittsburgh by age percentwise is, 14.7% are under 18 years old, 86.8% are 16 years and over, 85.3% are 18 years and over, 77.9% are 21 years and over, 15.2% are 65 years and over. There are total 158,561 housing units, The voting population of Pittsburgh are 239,526, out of these 113,264 are male voters, 126,262 are female voters, 47.3% are male, 52.7% are female. Pittsburgh population in 2023 is estimated to be 304,119, population in 2022 is estimated to be 302,816, and in 2021 is estimated to be 300,453.

Pittsburgh Population by Race

White Population

White population in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are 198,659, percentage wise 66.2 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are 71,191, percentage wise 23.7 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Pittsburgh, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Pittsburgh are 16,983, percentage wise 5.7 percent are asians, out of these 3,891 are Asian Indians, 4,881 are Chinese, 573 are Filipinos, 542 are Japanese, 826 are Korean, 877 are Vietnamese and 5,393 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are 11,203. Percentage wise 3.7 percent are hispanics, out of these 3,100 are Mexican people, 2,121 are Puerto Ricans, 353 are Cubans, and 5,629 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Pittsburgh native population is 273,172, out of these 203,686 born in the Pennsylvania state and 66,009 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 27,109, out of these 9,205 are Naturalised US citizen, 3,084 are in Europe, 3,834 in Asia, 970 in Africa, 1,156 in Latin America and 114 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Pittsburgh are 17,904, out of these 3,042 are from Europe, 11,063 are from Asia, 633 from Africa, 2,299 are from Latin America and 687 are from Northern America.