Pittsburgh, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

3%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$29,196	$30,137	$29,829
Median household income	$42,450	$54,895	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,464	$68,587	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,935	$31,605	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,972	$39,478	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,641	$26,440	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pittsburgh is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pittsburgh is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pittsburgh is 3% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Pittsburgh is 47% higher than the national average

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$28,297 $42,450 $84,900

City

$36,593 $54,895 $109,790

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Pittsburgh employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	7.5%	0.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.2%	7.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	10.4%
Public administration	4.7%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	22.7%	44.2%
Other	34.0%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sewickley Heights, PA	730	$218,750	295.4%
Edgeworth, PA	1,639	$154,545	179.4%
Ben Avon Heights, PA	349	$148,750	168.9%
Fox Chapel, PA	5,392	$148,553	168.5%
Sewickley Hills, PA	671	$137,969	149.4%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	$42,450	23.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stockton, CA	301,443	$46,033	16.8%
Anchorage, AK	299,321	$80,862	46.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	$50,661	8.4%
Cincinnati, OH	298,011	$34,629	37.4%
St. Paul, MN	297,160	$50,820	8.1%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	$42,450	23.3%

Source: The Pittsburgh, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).