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Races in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Stats: Ancestries, Foreign born residents, place of birth

 

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2009 2000

Races in Pittsburgh, PA (2009)

  • White alone - 202,422 (65.0%)
  • Black alone - 81,732 (26.2%)
  • Asian alone - 11,621 (3.7%)
  • Hispanic - 7,886 (2.5%)
  • Two or more races - 5,827 (1.9%)
  • Other race alone - 1,544 (0.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 495 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 113 (0.04%)

Races in Pittsburgh, PA (2000)

  • White alone - 223,982 (66.9%)
  • Black alone - 90,183 (27.0%)
  • Asian alone - 9,160 (2.7%)
  • Two or more races - 4,935 (1.5%)
  • Hispanic - 4,425 (1.3%)
  • Other race alone - 1,217 (0.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 561 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 100 (0.03%)

2009 2000

Races in Pennsylvania (2009)

  • White alone - 10,177,758 (80.7%)
  • Black alone - 1,283,564 (10.2%)
  • Hispanic - 646,047 (5.1%)
  • Asian alone - 309,345 (2.5%)
  • Two or more races - 152,342 (1.2%)
  • Other race alone - 21,032 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 12,317 (0.10%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2,362 (0.02%)

Races in Pennsylvania (2000)

  • White alone - 10,322,455 (84.1%)
  • Black alone - 1,202,437 (9.8%)
  • Hispanic - 394,088 (3.2%)
  • Asian alone - 218,296 (1.8%)
  • Two or more races - 113,097 (0.9%)
  • Other race alone - 13,086 (0.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 14,904 (0.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2,691 (0.02%)


English speakers - Total:

90.3% of residents of Pittsburgh speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English less than very well).
7.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).


English speakers - Born in the United States:

93.2% of residents of Pittsburgh speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English less than very well).
5.0% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English less than very well).


English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:

47.9% of residents of Pittsburgh speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English less than very well).
35.4% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).


English speakers - Foreign born:

20.9% of residents of Pittsburgh speak English at home.
12.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
66.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English less than very well).


White - Speak only English
Native:

95.5% (183,345)
Foreign born:

25.6% (1,934)
White - Speak another language
Native:

4.5% (8,635)
Foreign born:

74.4% (5,607)

Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

97.9% (73,565)
Foreign born:

49.8% (969)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

2.1% (1,602)
Foreign born:

50.2% (978)

Asian - Speak only English
Native:

52.4% (1,600)
Foreign born:

11.4% (894)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

47.6% (1,451)
Foreign born:

88.6% (6,918)

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:

49.6% (59)
Foreign born:

27.7% (13)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:

50.4% (60)
Foreign born:

72.3% (34)

Other race - Speak only English
Native:

56.2% (501)
Foreign born:

8.7% (165)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

43.8% (390)
Foreign born:

91.3% (1,740)

Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

89.1% (5,386)
Foreign born:

53.3% (201)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

10.3% (625)
Foreign born:

48.5% (182)

White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:

95.7% (181,417)
Foreign born:

28.7% (1,883)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:

4.3% (8,126)
Foreign born:

71.3% (4,684)

Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

71.1% (3,140)
Foreign born:

6.1% (160)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

28.9% (1,279)
Foreign born:

93.9% (2,449)

18,874 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:  5.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median age by place of birth - Pittsburgh

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
White

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Black or African American

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
American Indian / Alaska Native

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Asian

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Other race

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Two or more races

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Place of birth - Pittsburgh
Hispanic or Latino

Population born outside the United States - Pittsburgh

Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Pittsburgh

Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Pittsburgh

Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Pittsburgh

Place of birth by age - Pittsburgh

Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 55.0%
  • Now married: 31.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 9.3%
Females:
  • Never married: 46.3%
  • Now married: 30.4%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

68.9% (1,202)
Unmarried:

31.1% (542)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.1% (14,336)
Unmarried:

74.9% (42,809)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 59.6%
  • Now married: 24.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%
Females:
  • Never married: 57.6%
  • Now married: 15.0%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

39.0% (467)
Unmarried:

61.0% (729)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

13.4% (3,021)
Unmarried:

86.6% (19,483)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 9.6%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 16.8%
  • Widowed: 16.1%
  • Divorced: 5.1%
Females:
  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 23.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 54.3%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

175.3% (9)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

39.6% (23)
Unmarried:

60.2% (35)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 58.7%
  • Now married: 39.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 0.2%
  • Divorced: 2.3%
Females:
  • Never married: 50.1%
  • Now married: 42.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (215)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.6% (1,498)
Unmarried:

63.4% (2,593)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 100.0%
  • Now married: 0.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
  • Never married: 76.2%
  • Now married: 0.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 23.8%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (109)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 61.9%
  • Now married: 32.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 5.3%
Females:
  • Never married: 53.0%
  • Now married: 27.8%
  • Separated: 5.3%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

91.5% (63)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.2% (291)
Unmarried:

63.6% (512)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 70.3%
  • Now married: 12.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 12.4%
Females:
  • Never married: 52.7%
  • Now married: 17.0%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 18.6%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

70.6% (56)
Unmarried:

29.7% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

22.7% (380)
Unmarried:

76.8% (1,283)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 54.9%
  • Now married: 31.0%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 9.4%
Females:
  • Never married: 46.3%
  • Now married: 30.3%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

68.1% (1,046)
Unmarried:

31.9% (489)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.0% (14,048)
Unmarried:

75.0% (42,207)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
  • Never married: 61.8%
  • Now married: 27.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 10.5%
Females:
  • Never married: 50.5%
  • Now married: 26.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 19.2%

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

83.6% (270)
Unmarried:

16.4% (53)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.9% (511)
Unmarried:

75.1% (1,541)

Ancestries in Pittsburgh
(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)

  • Other - 105,884 (31.6%)
  • German - 65,976 (19.7%)
  • Irish - 52,924 (15.8%)
  • Italian - 39,632 (11.8%)
  • Polish - 28,178 (8.4%)
  • English - 15,352 (4.6%)
  • United States - 7,398 (2.2%)
  • Russian - 6,697 (2.0%)
  • Slovak - 6,566 (2.0%)
  • French - 4,785 (1.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish - 4,363 (1.3%)
  • Subsaharan African - 4,338 (1.3%)
  • Scottish - 4,189 (1.3%)
  • Hungarian - 3,961 (1.2%)
  • Ukrainian - 3,067 (0.9%)
  • Welsh - 2,816 (0.8%)
  • Lithuanian - 2,413 (0.7%)
  • Arab - 2,374 (0.7%)
  • Czech - 2,076 (0.6%)
  • Swedish - 1,944 (0.6%)
  • Greek - 1,833 (0.5%)
  • Dutch - 1,510 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian - 755 (0.2%)
  • West Indian - 709 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian - 627 (0.2%)
  • Swiss - 595 (0.2%)
  • Danish - 208 (0.06%)
  • Portuguese - 162 (0.05%)

Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)

  • White: 163,026 (79.5%)
  • Black or African American: 63,156 (77.3%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 450 (87.5%)
  • Asian: 7,536 (65.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 123 (74.1%)
  • Other race: 1,621 (65.3%)
  • Two or more races: 4,329 (62.0%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 160,312 (79.7%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 4,245 (56.9%)

Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)

  • White: 25,765 (12.6%)
  • Black or African American: 15,412 (18.9%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 24 (4.6%)
  • Asian: 920 (8.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 29 (17.5%)
  • Other race: 93 (3.8%)
  • Two or more races: 1,934 (27.7%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 25,064 (12.5%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1,957 (26.2%)

Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)

  • White: 6,883 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American: 1,518 (1.9%)
  • Asian: 218 (1.9%)
  • Other race: 558 (22.5%)
  • Two or more races: 247 (3.5%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 6,826 (3.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 584 (7.8%)

Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)

  • White: 8,509 (4.2%)
  • Black or African American: 1,343 (1.6%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 15 (3.0%)
  • Asian: 1,587 (13.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 14 (8.4%)
  • Other race: 69 (2.8%)
  • Two or more races: 473 (6.8%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 8,304 (4.1%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 205 (2.7%)

Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)

  • White: 795 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American: 253 (0.3%)
  • Asian: 1,171 (10.2%)
  • Other race: 477 (19.2%)
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 737 (0.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 472 (6.3%)
Children Nativity - Pittsburgh, PA
Under 6 years 6 to 17 years

Living with two parents:

Both parents native
( • Native: 4,434 • Foreign born: 71 )

Both parents foreign born
( • Native: 1,235 • Foreign born: 338 )

One native & one foreign-born parent
( • Native: 450 • Foreign born: 0 )

Living with one parent:

10,368 Native

Living with two parents:

Both parents native
( • Native: 9,075 • Foreign born: 68 )

Both parents foreign born
( • Native: 386 • Foreign born: 1,036 )

One native & one foreign-born parent
( • Native: 1,573 • Foreign born: 130 )

Living with one parent:

Native parent
( • Native: 17,216 • Foreign born: 0 )

Foreign-born parent
( • Native: 441 • Foreign born: 373 )


Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions

  • Asia: 10,890
  • Europe: 6,037
  • Eastern Asia: 4,216
  • Eastern Europe: 2,713
  • South Central Asia: 2,251
  • Southern Europe: 1,625
  • Western Europe: 997
  • Northern Europe: 677

Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries

  • India: 1,910
  • China: 1,732
  • Italy: 1,215
  • Korea: 1,014
  • Japan: 927
  • Germany: 652
  • Russia: 564
  • Taiwan: 547
  • Ukraine: 538
  • Poland: 357
  • Belarus: 319
  • England: 252
  • Romania: 213
  • Greece: 196
  • Spain: 171
  • Hungary: 155
  • Hong Kong: 139
  • Serbia: 135
  • Ireland: 119
  • Moldova: 118
  • Yugoslavia: 118
  • Netherlands: 117
  • Iran: 114
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: 103
  • France: 101
  • Scotland: 84
  • Austria: 71
  • Czechoslovakia: 66
  • Lithuania: 65
  • Bulgaria: 63
  • Other Eastern Europe: 55
  • Portugal: 49
  • Switzerland: 41
  • Afghanistan: 34
  • Albania: 17
  • Latvia: 16
  • Belgium: 12
  • Croatia: 10
  • Norway: 8
  • Other Northern Europe: 1

Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

69.2% (411)
60 years and over:

30.8% (183)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

65.4% (1,021)
60 years and over:

34.6% (540)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Black or African American:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

39.9% (391)
60 years and over:

60.1% (589)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

30.5% (275)
60 years and over:

69.5% (626)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - American Indian / Alaska Native:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

100.0% (7)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

100.0% (8)
60 years and over:

0.0% (0)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Asian:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

90.9% (12)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

0.0% (0)
60 years and over:

103.5% (23)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Other race:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

78.2% (46)
60 years and over:

13.5% (8)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Two or more races:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

31.4% (5)
60 years and over:

105.2% (17)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

108.3% (32)
60 years and over:

0.0% (0)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

69.2% (411)
60 years and over:

30.8% (183)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

64.3% (974)
60 years and over:

35.7% (540)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Hispanic or Latino:
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
30 to 59 years :

99.4% (58)
60 years and over:

0.0% (0)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years:
30 to 59 years:

15.7% (8)
60 years and over:

75.0% (39)

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