Duquesne is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,072 people and three associated neighborhoods, Duquesne is the 282nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Duquesne has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.50% 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.

In Duquesne, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.58 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.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, Duquesne has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

In Duquesne, just 10.99% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Duquesne in 2022 was $21,261, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,044 for a family of four. However, Duquesne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Duquesne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duquesne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duquesne residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Duquesne include German, African, Irish, Polish, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Duquesne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.