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Pittsburgh, PA
307,668 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 4261000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Pittsburgh ranked #179 of 340 cities and 1st of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Pittsburgh and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Cincinnati OH, Buffalo NY, Toledo OH, Akron OH, St. Louis MO, Rochester NY, Baltimore MD, Grand Rapids MI, Knoxville TN, Worcester MA, Richmond VA, New Orleans LA, Springfield MA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #179 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #316 | #310 | #321 | #303 | #220 | #269 | #272 | #285 | #256 | #309 | #311 | #280 | #291 | #247 | #233 | #229 | #163 | #252 | #179 | #207 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 314,412 | 311,016 | 308,999 | 307,673 | 306,570 | 305,283 | 306,012 | 306,355 | 306,902 | 305,964 | 304,070 | 304,643 | 301,494 | 300,570 | 300,286 | 302,798 | 305,427 | 303,057 | 304,766 | 307,668 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #198 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.0 | — | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #85 of 271 cities with data · 3rd of 10 in its peer group with data | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7 | 8.2 | 5.4 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #134 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 25.7% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 23.9% | 22.7% | 22.9% | 24.3% | 24.9% | 23.5% | 24.2% | 23.2% | 22.6% | — | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 23.4% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #253 of 304 cities with data · 6th of 13 in its peer group with data | 20.0 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 23.4 | 12.7 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 22.6 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 19.0 | — | 15.9 | — | 21.8 | 16.7 | 12.7 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #131 of 295 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.2 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 258,287 | 265,062 | 265,184 | 260,498 | 266,047 | 275,876 | 282,842 | 280,042 | 286,788 | 278,964 | 276,465 | 284,470 | 288,914 | 294,035 | 288,384 | 271,651 | 275,069 | 285,926 | 301,954 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #26 of 329 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | -0.3 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -0.7 | +3.0 | +2.1 | +1.0 | -2.8 | +2.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -1.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +3.8 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139,852 | 150,296 | 151,687 | 150,015 | 150,222 | 155,859 | 157,673 | 157,610 | 162,664 | — | 153,587 | 160,014 | 162,758 | 164,291 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #203 of 340 cities · 5th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.3% | — | 7.2% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.3% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | 42% | — | 34% | — | 39% | — | 58% | — | 57% | 0% | 56% | 0% | 57% | 0% | 63% | 0% | 82% | 220% | 215% | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #286 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group | 9% | 18% | 15% | 26% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 8% | -2% | -12% | -21% | -18% | -18% | -16% | -18% | -33% | -9% | -3% | -7% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #90 of 314 cities with data · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | $5,524 | $5,104 | $4,973 | $4,544 | $4,253 | $3,944 | $3,519 | $3,143 | $3,106 | $2,766 | $2,657 | $2,403 | $2,009 | $1,854 | $1,706 | $1,715 | $1,709 | $1,672 | $1,672 | $1,652 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Pittsburgh. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.