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Language Spoken At Home in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 2,237,300 | 100% |
English only | 2,124,402 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 112,898 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 32,249 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 25,908 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,318 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 56,164 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,807 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 23,950 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,434 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 6,876 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,690 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,357,981 | 100% |
American | 95,468 | 4.0% |
Arab | 14,402 | 0.6% |
Czech | 18,893 | 0.8% |
Danish | 2,088 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 33,236 | 1.4% |
English | 207,818 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 45,629 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 3,750 | 0.2% |
German | 701,006 | 29.7% |
Greek | 15,909 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 45,674 | 1.9% |
Irish | 459,523 | 19.5% |
Italian | 389,476 | 16.5% |
Lithuanian | 13,383 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 6,085 | 0.3% |
Polish | 214,860 | 9.1% |
Portuguese | 1,878 | 0.1% |
Russian | 38,607 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 50,905 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 49,026 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 102,354 | 4.3% |
Subsaharan African | 15,660 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 19,999 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 6,793 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 22,997 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 26,636 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,995 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 988,615 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 616,555 | 62.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 242,571 | 24.5% |
Married-couple family | 468,321 | 47.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 167,518 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 36,861 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,354 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 111,373 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 58,699 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 372,060 | 37.6% |
Householder living alone | 316,790 | 32.0% |
65 years and over | 129,666 | 13.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 263,498 | 26.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 291,831 | 29.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,294,631 | 100% |
Householder | 988,615 | 43.1% |
Spouse | 468,465 | 20.4% |
Child | 635,497 | 27.7% |
Other relatives | 94,020 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 108,034 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 52,203 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 943,344 | 100% |
Never married | 324,420 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 488,515 | 51.8% |
Separated | 16,971 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 33,418 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 80,020 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,030,030 | 100% |
Never married | 286,567 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 484,362 | 47.0% |
Separated | 23,479 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 129,756 | 12.6% |
Divorced | 105,866 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 25,700 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 8,985 | 35.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 32,175 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 14,034 | 43.6% |
Less than 1 year | 2,825 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 3,153 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 2,535 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 5,521 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,034 | 100% |
Who are female | 9,124 | 65.0% |
Who are married | 9,648 | 68.7% |
School Enrollment in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 553,800 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 37,889 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 25,369 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 209,980 | 37.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 117,735 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 162,827 | 29.4% |
Educational Attainment in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,669,513 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 42,163 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 100,402 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 606,187 | 36.3% |
Some college, no degree | 280,361 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 152,072 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 303,562 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 184,766 | 11.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.2% |
Veteran Status in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,882,616 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 201,795 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,327,902 | 100% |
With a disability | 326,651 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 472,883 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,897 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 1,460,078 | 100% |
With a disability | 161,288 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 394,941 | 100% |
With a disability | 142,466 | 36.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,335,554 | 100% |
Same house | 2,062,487 | 88.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 265,360 | 11.4% |
Same county | 176,074 | 7.5% |
Different county | 89,286 | 3.8% |
Same state | 50,209 | 2.1% |
Different state | 39,077 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 7,707 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,357,981 | 100% |
Native | 2,282,260 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 2,269,168 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 1,939,840 | 82.3% |
Different state | 329,328 | 14.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 13,092 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 75,721 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 75,721 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 38,479 | 50.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 37,242 | 49.2% |
Year of Entry in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 88,813 | 100% |
Native | 13,092 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 267 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,825 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 75,721 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,756 | 6.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 70,965 | 93.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pittsburgh
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 75,721 | 100% |
Europe | 24,445 | 32.3% |
Asia | 35,282 | 46.6% |
Africa | 3,744 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 627 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 8,665 | 11.4% |
Northern America | 2,958 | 3.9% |