Pittsburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 75,803 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Pittsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pittsburg, the average commute to work is 36.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Pittsburg is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Pittsburg, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The population of Pittsburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pittsburg, 23.51% 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.