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.Pittsburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pittsburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pittsburg who work in office and administrative support (10.39%), sales jobs (9.19%), and management occupations (8.73%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Pittsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.91% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Pittsburg is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Pittsburg area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Pittsburg are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.51% of adults in Pittsburg having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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. In addition, Pittsburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.06%). The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
