Where has Pittsburgh looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Pittsburgh | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 304,759 | 273,447 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.4% | — | |
| Median household income | $65,742 | $66,848 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | 17.0% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.1% | 42.8% | 82 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 11.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $205,800 | $254,400 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,261 | $1,168 | 55 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.7% | 8.5% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 22.4% | 14.0% | 91 |
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PittsburghPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +2.8% |
| Housing units | — | — | +13.8% |
| Median household income | — | — | +36.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +70.5% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +36.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +14.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +278.6% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -17.1% |
| Restaurants & bars | 26.2 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.3 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.9 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 33.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 26.5 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.4 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 21.8 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul, MN | 78 | 307,284 | — | $73,394 | 43.8% |
| Lexington-Fayette urban, KY | 77 | 323,725 | — | $69,479 | 48.3% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 73 | 311,224 | — | $52,909 | 41.8% |
| Greensboro, NC | 71 | 301,198 | — | $61,515 | 41.0% |
| Richmond, VA | 70 | 229,359 | +8.7% | $64,587 | 45.6% |
| Lincoln, NE | 69 | 294,856 | — | $71,867 | 41.8% |
| Little Rock, AR | 67 | 203,436 | +3.7% | $63,003 | 44.6% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 66 | 252,037 | — | $59,268 | 39.5% |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 66 | 198,535 | +4.1% | $69,108 | 41.6% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 65 | 208,007 | +9.9% | $75,090 | 51.5% |