Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Economic and demographic information

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pittsburgh city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 275,396 100.0     Households 143,752 100.0
In labor force 161,182 58.5   Less than $10,000 25,927 18.0
     Civilian labor force 160,996 58.5   $10,000 to $14,999 13,668 9.5
          Employed 144,768 52.6   $15,000 to $24,999 24,606 17.1
          Unemployed 16,228 5.9   $25,000 to $34,999 19,228 13.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 10.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 21,441 14.9
     Armed Forces 186 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 20,482 14.2
Not in labor force 114,214 41.5   $75,000 to $99,999 8,366 5.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 5,843 4.1
   Females 16 years and over 146,637 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 1,797 1.3
In labor force 79,906 54.5   $200,000 or more 2,394 1.7
     Civilian labor force 79,862 54.5   Median household income (dollars) 28,588 (X)
          Employed 71,997 49.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 20,281 100.0   With earnings 104,142 72.4
All parents in family in labor force 12,368 61.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 43,862 (X)
        With Social Security income 43,059 30.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,765 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 141,844 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 8,977 6.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 77,787 54.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,227 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 16,131 11.4   With public assistance income 7,916 5.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 29,062 20.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,823 (X)
Walked 13,870 9.8   With retirement income 24,876 17.3
Other means 1,635 1.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,009 (X)
Worked at home 3,359 2.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.1 (X)        
          Families 74,708 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 144,768 100.0   Less than $10,000 8,202 11.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 4,486 6.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 53,398 36.9   $15,000 to $24,999 10,808 14.5
Service occupations 28,871 19.9   $25,000 to $34,999 10,353 13.9
Sales and office occupations 39,835 27.5    $35,000 to $49,999 12,954 17.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 145 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 14,285 19.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 8,994 6.2   $75,000 to $99,999 6,311 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 13,525 9.3   $100,000 to $149,999 4,175 5.6
        150,000 to $199,999 1,376 1.8
        $200,000 or more 1,758 2.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 38,795 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 265 0.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,816 (X)
Construction 6,185 4.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 8,807 6.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 32,128 (X)
Wholesale trade 3,159 2.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,500 (X)
Retail trade 14,876 10.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6,699 4.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 4,934 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 11,520 8.0   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 16,013 11.1     Families 11,228 15.0
Educational, health and social services 43,319 29.9   With related children under 18 years 8,682 24.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 14,993 10.4        With related children under 5 years 4,245 30.2
Other services (except public administration) 7,489 5.2        
Public administration 6,509 4.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 7,768 33.8
        With related children under 18 years 6,811 45.0
             With related children under 5 years 3,334 57.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 63,866 20.4
Private wage and salary workers 119,525 82.6   18 years and over 45,730 18.4
Government workers 18,127 12.5        65 years and over 7,046 13.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 6,887 4.8   Related children under 18 years 17,868 27.5
Unpaid family workers 229 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 12,359 26.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 28,830 30.9
             
 
Date: January 10, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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