In Pittsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.12 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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pittsburg use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pittsburg‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The education level of Pittsburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.51% of adults in Pittsburg have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pittsburg in 2022 was $39,067, 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 $156,268 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 43.95% 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 Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pittsburg include German, Italian, English, Irish, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pittsburg's cultural character, accounting for 32.06% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
