Cities / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

304,759 people

Right Now

Weather

69.8°F

Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 75°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Pittsburgh)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 8.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PIT

13 mi — Pittsburgh International Airport

Population & People

Population

304,759

Median age

33.6

Median household income

$65,742

Poverty rate

20.1%

Unemployment rate

6.1%

Bachelor's degree+

49.1%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$205,800

Median gross rent

$1,261/mo

Homeownership rate

47.66%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,299

HUD Fair Market Rent (Allegheny County, 2 mi from Pittsburgh), 2026. Efficiency $1001, 1BR $1077, 2BR $1299, 3BR $1661, 4BR $1789. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

722.56

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

13 mi away

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

118 mi away

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

156 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).