Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County has a population of 1,238,177 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $227,600, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $78,548.

Home price
$227,600
Income
$78,548
Population
1,238,177
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$227,600county
Median gross rent$1,153county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198077.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,551county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,299county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,077county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,661county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$78,548county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home21.1%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.8%county
Economic output per resident$107,329county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.52%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4862376county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.9%county
Traffic deaths13.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.7%county
Public schools in the county274county
Public school enrollment140146county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible43.3%county
Elementary schools155county
Middle schools49county
High schools52county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above11county
Share of local colleges that are public12.5%county
Two-year institutions13county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians109county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county18county
Hospitals here with an emergency department17county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter11.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,238,177county
Land area in square miles730county
People per square mile of land1696.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores199county
Convenience stores174county
Share living far from a food store22.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person36.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.6%county
Second languages8.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents90county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in23,015county
Households that moved away25,848county
Average income of arriving households$72,810county
Average income of departing households$90,895county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3,191county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings60.5%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.3 incounty
Annual snowfall31.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing112 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use762 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas80.5%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband90.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk99.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk87.2county
Hail risk31.3county
Earthquake risk87.9county
Tornado risk91.2county
Tropical cyclone risk75.9county
Extreme heat risk94.3county
Winter weather risk93.3county
Strong wind risk96.3county
Wildfire risk60.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here3county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams2county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Allegheny County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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