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.Unlike some cities, Pittsburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pittsburg are a mix of both white- and blue-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. 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.
