Pittsburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 77,572 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Pittsburg is the 118th largest community in California. Housing costs in Pittsburg are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pittsburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pittsburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pittsburg who work in office and administrative support (11.29%), sales jobs (9.41%), and management occupations (7.77%). Also of interest is that Pittsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Pittsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Pittsburg is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Pittsburg area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Pittsburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.55% of adults in Pittsburg have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pittsburg in 2022 was $36,333, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,332 for a family of four. However, Pittsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pittsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pittsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pittsburg, accounting for 43.16% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pittsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pittsburg include Italian, German, Irish, English, and European. In addition, Pittsburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.08%). The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
