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SheetCA-PITTSBURG-CA · Pittsburg, CA 75,868 pop · income 78th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Pittsburg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Pittsburg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Scranton · lowest
49,531
Scranton · lowest
49,531 median HH income
26.6% of the leader · rank #1
North Muskegon · near
101,087
North Muskegon · near
101,087 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #2
Eldridge · near
101,089
Eldridge · near
101,089 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #3
Damiansville · near
101,094
Damiansville · near
101,094 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #4
Essex · near
101,094
Essex · near
101,094 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #5
Pittsburg · this city
101,099
Pittsburg · this city
101,099 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #6
Pleasanton · highest
186,206
Pleasanton · highest
186,206 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Pittsburg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 75,868.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Pittsburg - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Pittsburg places in the 78th percentile for household income and the 21st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
78th
percentile, household income
88th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
21st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Pittsburg, CA
California's Pittsburg is a small city, with 75,868 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Pittsburg brings in $101,099 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 8.2%. Typical homes in Pittsburg are valued around $583,100, and the median resident age is 35.8 years. 23.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 60.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 74 residential building permits were authorized in Pittsburg (Slowing), down 25% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2609.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts California at 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,053 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in California run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Pittsburg workers runs 35.1 minutes, with 70.2% driving alone and 7.9% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Pittsburg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Pittsburg, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Pittsburg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,186 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 74 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
How far does income reach against housing in Pittsburg?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Pittsburg?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 35.1 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Pittsburg?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Apple Valley (75,478 residents, $65,926 income); Alameda (76,876 residents, $132,015 income); Bellflower (77,396 residents, $77,602 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Daytona Beach, FL (75,924 residents); Redmond, WA (75,721 residents); Southfield, MI (76,025 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Pittsburg?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2609.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 14% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
2609.1
Violent rate
460.2
Property rate
2148.9
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Pittsburg?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 15 public schools within the city match. 23.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
8.2%
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%
Matched public schools
15
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
D
City profile score · Pittsburg, CA
40/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B+
$101,099
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
460 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Pittsburg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 77/100 (B+) · $101,099
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.2%
Bachelor's+ share: 44/100 (D) · 23.5%
Violent crime: 18/100 (F) · 460 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Pittsburg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Pittsburg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Pittsburg highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Pittsburg, CA (this city): home $583,100, crime 2,609/100k
Redmond, WA : home $1,091,700, crime 2,870/100k
Southfield, MI : home $226,900, crime 2,913/100k
Scranton, PA : home $141,700, crime 1,627/100k
Rochester Hills, MI : home $377,400, crime 624/100k
Missoula, MT : home $427,400, crime 4,226/100k
Apple Valley, CA : home $377,300, crime 2,119/100k
Alameda, CA : home $1,203,900, crime 5,231/100k
Bellflower, CA : home $661,100, crime 2,783/100k
Pleasanton, CA : home $1,432,300, crime 1,792/100k
Chino Hills, CA : home $830,000, crime 1,113/100k
How does Pittsburg compare to other US cities?
Here's how Pittsburg stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income78% higher than other cities
Home value88% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety21% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just California and the picture shifts: Pittsburg ranks #324 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Pittsburg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Pittsburg near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Pittsburg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pittsburg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#497 of 1,338
63rd percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#601 of 1,343
55th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#595 of 1,450
58th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#787 of 1,458
46th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
78th percentile nationally for median household income · 21st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Pittsburg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Pittsburg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Pittsburg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$583,10012th percentilemore affordable than 12% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Pittsburg's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,883 of 15,516
More affordable than 11% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#551 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 5.8×, Pittsburg sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,883 of 15,516 and #551 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$101,099Pittsburg, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Pittsburg, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Pittsburg, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
75,868
Median Income
$101,099
Median Home Value
$583,100
Median Age
35.8
Poverty Rate
8.2%
Labor force participation
60.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2609.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
460.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2148.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
15
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Pittsburg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
76,356 residents
2021
75,925 residents
2022
75,693 residents
2023
76,156 residents
2024
77,025 residents
2025
77,542 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
74
housing units authorized
Single-Family
74
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
99
99
0
$20.9M
2020
185
101
84
$42.2M
2021
676
209
467
$111.5M
2022
71
71
0
$14.2M
2023
123
123
0
$36.9M
2024
74
74
0
$11.0M
Permit volume decreased 25% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
35.1 minutes
Drive Alone
70.2%
Carpool
12.6%
Public Transit
6.9%
Walk
1.2%
Work from Home
7.9%
Other
1.2%
Based on 35,203 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Pittsburg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Pittsburg is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Pittsburg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Pittsburg compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.