# Allegheny County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42003) has a median household income of $78,548 (±$994) and a total population of 1,238,177 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 119 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 1,238,177 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.6 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 545,802 | ±1,976 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $78,548 | ±$994 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $227,600 | ±$1,801 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,153 | ±$10 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 65.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 34.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 45.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 11.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42003 |
| Land area | 729.95 sq mi |
| Water area | 14.3 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,696 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [15108](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15108) | 5.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15044](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15044) | 5.2% | 96.8% | Yes |
| [15143](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15143) | 4.6% | 90.1% | Yes |
| [15084](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15084) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15037](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15037) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15237](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15237) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15090](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15090) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15101](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15101) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [15126](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15126) | 2.7% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [15146](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15146) | 2.7% | 99.7% | Yes |
| [15057](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15057) | 2.6% | 34.6% |  |
| [15071](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15071) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15024](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15024) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15025](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15025) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15239](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15239) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15238](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15238) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15235](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15235) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15122](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15122) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [15065](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15065) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [15205](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15205) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15063](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15063) | 1.5% | 39.4% |  |
| [15136](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15136) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15236](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15236) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15017](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15017) | 1.4% | 86.7% | Yes |
| [15102](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15102) | 1.4% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [15241](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15241) | 1.4% | 99% | Yes |
| [15147](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15147) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15068](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15068) | 1.4% | 22% |  |
| [15106](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15106) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15026) | 1.1% | 23.5% |  |
| [15137](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15137) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15116](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15116) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15129](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15129) | 1% | 97.9% | Yes |
| [15131](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15131) | 0.9% | 94.7% | Yes |
| [15221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15221) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [15215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15215) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [15227](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15227) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [15212](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15212) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [15132](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15132) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [15135](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15135) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [15209](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15209) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [15206](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15206) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [15220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15220) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15210](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15210) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15120](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15120) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15214) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15207](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15207) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15202](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15202) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [16046](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16046) | 0.6% | 19.6% |  |
| [15005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15005) | 0.6% | 26.7% |  |
| [15229](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15229) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [15217](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15217) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15332](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15332) | 0.5% | 13.1% |  |
| [15216](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15216) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15133](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15133) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [15228](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15228) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15234](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15234) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15243](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15243) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [15226](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15226) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15104](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15104) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15213](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15213) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15020) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15218](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15218) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15142](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15142) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15219](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15219) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15046](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15046) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15144](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15144) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15201](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15201) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15139](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15139) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15145](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15145) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15204](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15204) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15223](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15223) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [15110](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15110) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15211](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15211) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15045](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15045) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15225](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15225) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15224) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15030](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15030) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15208](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15208) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15203](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15203) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15086](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15086) | 0.2% | 75.2% | Yes |
| [15233](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15233) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15076](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15076) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15148](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15148) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [15034](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15034) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15056](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15056) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15015](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15015) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15222](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15222) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [16059](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16059) | 0.1% | 3.4% |  |
| [15642](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15642) | 0.1% | 1.9% |  |
| [15112](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15112) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15018](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15018) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15232](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15232) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15064](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15064) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15140](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15140) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15049](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15049) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15014](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15014) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15083) | 0.1% | 12.5% |  |
| [15051](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15051) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15035](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15035) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15007](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15007) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [15275](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15275) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15031) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15003](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15003) | 0% | 5.1% |  |
| [15321](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15321) | 0% | 14.1% |  |
| [15089](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15089) | 0% | 1.5% |  |
| [15082](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15082) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15006](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15006) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15085) | 0% | 2.4% |  |
| [15028](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15028) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15047](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15047) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15088](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15088) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15282](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15282) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15260](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15260) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15123](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15123) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15668](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15668) | 0% | 0.2% |  |
| [15290](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15290) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [15075](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/15075) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [16055](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/16055) | 0% | 0% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:003&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"42003"}`

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