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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh market snapshot

Median Sale Price
$220K
Median Days on Market
73 days
Active Listings
54

RentCast market data · Allegheny County County, Pennsylvania

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in southwestern Pennsylvania where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River, it had a population of 302,971 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia. The Pittsburgh metropolitan area has over 2.43 million people, making it the largest in the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 28th-largest in the U.S. The greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia.

Pittsburgh is known as "the Steel City" for its dominant role in the history of the U.S. steel industry. It developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains led to the region being contested by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York City and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. Deindustrialization in the late 20th century resulted in massive layoffs among blue-collar workers as steel and other heavy industries declined, coinciding with several Pittsburgh-based corporations moving out of the city. However, the city divested from steel and, since the 1990s, Pittsburgh has focused its energies on the healthcare, education, and technology industries.

Pittsburgh is home to large medical providers, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Allegheny Health Network, as well as 68 colleges and universities, including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The area has served as the federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research, and the nuclear navy. The city is home to ten Fortune 500 companies and seven of the largest 300 U.S. law firms.

Pittsburgh by the numbers

Population 303,620 · Median age 33.5 yrs · Census ACS 2023

Median household income

Pittsburgh's median household income of $64,137 compares to $76,081 statewide and $78,538 nationally, per Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.

Median age (years)

The median age in Pittsburgh is 33.5 yrs, compared to 40.9 yrs for Pennsylvania and 38.7 yrs nationally.

Gender split

Pittsburgh is 49.1% male and 50.9% female, per Census ACS estimates.

Population trend — Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's population grew 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, per Census ACS 5-year estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Pittsburgh economy

Pittsburgh has adapted since the collapse of its century-long steel and electronics industries. The region has shifted to high technology, robotics, health care, nuclear engineering, tourism, biomedical technology, finance, education, and services. Annual payroll of the region's technology industries, when taken in aggregate, exceeded $10.8 billion in 2007, and in 2010 there were 1,600 technology companies. A National Bureau of Economic Research 2014 report named Pittsburgh the second-best U.S. city for intergenerational economic mobility or the American Dream. Reflecting the citywide shift from industry to technology, former factories have been renovated as modern office space. Google has research and technology offices in a refurbished 1918–1998 Nabisco factory, a complex known as Bakery Square. Some of the factory's original equipment, such as a large dough mixer, were left standing in homage to the site's industrial roots. Pittsburgh's transition from its industrial heritage has earned it praise as "the poster child for managing industrial transition". Other major cities in the northeast and mid-west have increasingly borrowed from Pittsburgh's model in order to renew their industries and economic base. The largest employer in the city is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with 48,000 employees. All hospitals, outpatient clinics, and doctor's office positions combine for 116,000 jobs, approximately 10% of the jobs in the region. An analyst recently observed of t…

Source: Wikipedia article on Pittsburgh under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pittsburgh real estate — frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in Pittsburgh?
The median home sale price in Pittsburgh, PA is $219,900, based on the most recent available sales data.
How long do homes stay on the market in Pittsburgh?
Homes in Pittsburgh sell in a median of 73 days.
What is the cost of living like in Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh has a median household income of $64,137, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates.
Who lives in Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh has a population of 303,620 with a median age of 33.5 years, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates.
How do I sell my home in Pittsburgh?
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