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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Allegheny County Population: As of April 1, 2000, Allegheny County has a population of 1,281,666. Between 1990 and 2000, Allegheny County has seen a 4.1 percent drop in population. This contrasts the 13.2 percent population growth seen nationally. Allegheny County is densely populated compared to other areas in the Appalachian Pennsylvania region, though population density has decreased with the relatively large number of leavers.
Unemployment/Income: Allegheny County’s unemployment rate has stayed relatively stable over the past three years, dipping slightly from 3.9 percent to 3.7 percent between 1999 and 2000 and raising slightly to 3.8 percent in 2001. This compares to a national unemployment level changing from 4.2 percent to 4.8 percent during the same three years. The March 2004 unemployment level for the area around Pittsburgh is now 5.8 percent and 5.2% for Allegheny County. As of 2000, Allegheny County residents have a mean income about $4,000 higher than the national average ($29,105 compared to $25,676). In terms of income, Allegheny County has done rather well.
Poverty: In the year 2000, Allegheny County had a poverty rate of 11.2 percent, a rate slightly lower than the national average of 12.4 percent. In 1980, Allegheny County’s poverty rate was 9.2 percent compared to the national 12.4. In 1990, its rate was 11.5 percent compared to the national 13.1. Over the past few years, Allegheny County has consistently had lower rates of unemployment than the national average.
Education: Allegheny County has an adult high school graduation rate of 86.3 percent in 2000 compared to the national graduation rate of 80.4. In terms of college degrees, 28.3 percent of Allegheny County adults have graduated college compared to a national rate of 24.4 percent. In both of these areas, Allegheny County has a history of doing better than the national average. In 1980, 69 percent of adults graduated from high school and 16.5 percent graduated college compared to national levels of 66.5 and 16.2 respectively. This shows that in terms of education, Allegheny County has improved on already favorable education attainment levels.
Economic Status: Allegheny County has an economic classification level of Attainment for fiscal year 2004. This means that Allegheny County has levels equal to or better than the national average on three economic indicators — three-year average unemployment, per capita market income, and poverty level.
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