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People QuickFacts |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
312,819 | 12,440,621 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-6.5% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
334,563 | 12,281,054 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.3% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
19.9% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
16.4% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.4% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
67.6% | 85.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
27.1% | 10.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.7% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.3% | 3.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
56.8% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.3% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.2% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.1 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
163,366 | 5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.1% | 71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$59,700 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
143,739 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.17 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$28,588 | $40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,816 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.4% | 11.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,341,923 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,561,046 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,872 | $10,606 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
915,606 | 15,305,402 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
22,913 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.6% | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.9% | 2.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.4% | 26.0% |
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